How much is a Taihe silky fowl? Taihe black-bone chicken is a specialty of Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, which originated in the northern foot of Wushan Mountain in Taihe County. It is also called Wushan chicken according to its origin. It is famous for its ten characteristics of "tufted crown, tassel head, green ear, beard, silk hair, hairy foot, five claws, black skin, black meat and black bone", which has high nutritional value and medicinal value. Taihe black-bone chicken is a kind of medicated chicken, which can be used as medicine all over the body. Bone, meat and viscera have medicinal value and can be made into various Chinese medicines and prescriptions. It is timid and quiet, lively in nature, gregarious, diverse in diet and strong in housekeeping. Compared with other local black-bone chickens, it has remarkable and unique appearance characteristics and production performance, and is easy to distinguish from other breeds.

The local retail price of authentic Taihe silky fowl is 160 yuan, and the price of Taobao Tmall JD.COM is about 158 yuan. Another point is that the age of the chicken also matters. Expensive Taihe black-bone chicken 1998 yuan. None of the black-bone chickens that cost more than ten yuan a catty are Taihe black-bone chickens. An adult Taihe black-bone chicken is about 2 to 3 kilograms.

Nutritional value and efficacy of Taihe silky fowl

Taihe silky fowl has high nutritional value, which is 18 amino acids higher than other breeds. It is a precious tonic in people's daily diet. Taihe silky fowl is an alkaline food with high protein, low fat and low sugar. The average crude protein content is 52.72%, and crude fat only accounts for 24. 17%. This low-fat ratio is comparable to that of soybeans and algae. The data show that its sugar content is not high, and it is a food that obese and diabetic patients can safely eat. In addition, the vitamin A content of Taihe silky fowl is 10 times higher than that of eel, 10 times higher than that of spinach, and 3.3 times higher than that of soybean. It also contains high phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, copper, manganese and other minerals.

Taihe silky fowl is a rare bird with rich nutrition and medicinal active ingredients.

Taihe silky fowl is not only a beautiful rare bird with perfect characteristics, but also a nourishing treasure with high protein, low fat, tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition.

Medicinal value

As early as before the Tang Dynasty, Taihe silky fowl was used as medicine. This is well documented in many medical monographs in China. Such as Compendium of Materia Medica, Dietotherapy Materia Medica, Materia Medica Supplement, Materia Medica Shushu, New Drugs in Herbs, Materia Medica Seeking Truth, Materia Medica Rejuvenation, Materia Medica Xuan Tong, Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan, Puluofu, Luchuan Materia Medica, Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases and Emergency Prescriptions for Time Reserve.

Taihe black-bone chicken has the functions of nourishing kidney and yin, strengthening yang and benefiting qi, enriching blood, calming liver and expelling wind, tonifying deficiency and relieving fatigue, and clearing away heat and promoting fluid production. Can be used for treating thirst, nocturnal emission, chronic dysentery, fracture, irregular menstruation, prostration, leukorrhagia, and asthenia. For example, the prescription of Wuji Baifeng Pill began in the Tang Dynasty, and it was revised into the secret recipe of the Qing Dynasty by summing up the clinical experience of predecessors in the Qing Dynasty, which has been passed down to this day.

The nutrients contained in Taihe silky fowl are beneficial to the elderly, children, pregnant women and people who are weak for a long time. Chicken contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements such as magnesium, selenium and iron, which has a certain therapeutic effect on headache, stomachache, hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and heart disease. There are dozens of Chinese patent medicines produced by Taihe silky fowl in China.