It is also known as black-boned chicken, medicinal chicken, Wushan chicken, wool chicken, downy chicken, pine-needled chicken, black-footed chicken, tufted crown chicken, pants-wearing chicken, and bamboo-threaded chicken.The black-boned chicken belongs to the pheasant family; due to its black skin, flesh, bones, and beak, it gets its name. However, artificially raised black-boned chickens can have white feathers with black bones, or spotted feathers and black bones, as well as pale feathers and black bones.Black-boned chicken contains abundant protein, which is more than in duck meat and goose meat.It also has rich melanin; when used for medicinal purposes, it can promote the increase of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the body.Therefore, since ancient times, black-boned chicken has been considered a precious health tonic.
