Pork

Pork is the flesh or meat of pigs, any species of suid artiodactyl mammal in the genus Sus, especially of the domestic pig, S. domesticus.

The domestic pig is a direct descendant of the wild boar or wild pig, S. scrofa. Humans domesticated the pig twice, once 15 to 14,000 years ago in the Middle East, and again, independently in China around 8,000 years ago.

Pork is used extensively in Chinese Food Therapy to nourish dryness of the skin and lungs, combat malnourishment, impotence, and diabetes.