媒体对“鸡宝”的报道不少，但对于“鸡宝”并没有学术上明确的解释，有说法称“鸡宝”是鸡的胆囊结石，完整者多呈卵形，质轻，外貌金黄至黄褐色，细腻而有光泽，也有说法称“鸡宝”是母鸡在产卵期间，卵巢部位发炎，输卵管堵塞，由多个卵黄聚集在一起形成的。

听说鸡宝里面有含量之说，如若是含铁量达到百分之5那就是上等鸡宝，其价值也是越来越高。所以鸡宝又称鸡黄。中医学认为鸡黄气清香，味微苦而后甜，性凉。由于天然鸡黄很珍贵，国际上的价格要高于黄金。

此鸡宝，重6.1克，经过自然风干，重量基本已经稳定。藏品表面颜色为深黄褐色，味清，性凉，体积因浓缩之后比较精巧，取自天然农家散养土鸡，鸡也是养了数年的老鸡，因此能够养成如此一一组鸡宝，从其性状、色泽上看，已是一味老药的样貌。用较强光照射，可以看出此鸡宝色泽金黄而通透，毋庸置疑是所有同类药材中的上等绝佳品。

The weight of this chicken treasure is 6.1g. After natural air drying, the weight has basically stabilized. The surface color of the collection is dark yellow-brown, with clear taste and cool nature. The volume is exquisite after concentration. It is taken from natural farmhouse local chickens, which have been kept for several years. Therefore, it is possible to form such a group of chicken treasures. Judging from their characteristics and color, they are the appearance of old drugs. With strong light irradiation, we can see that this chicken treasure is golden yellow and transparent, and is undoubtedly the best of all the similar medicinal materials.

The reason why the "chicken treasure" has been sold at sky-high prices lies in the fact that in recent years, rare medicinal materials have suddenly become the darling of the collection circle. At one time, they were regarded as treasures by collectors, and their collection value has also been continuously discovered by collectors. The market value is continuously increasing. Some high-quality medicines with good quality can easily be sold to millions of high prices. A small domestic bird, which was completely unknown before, could have such a "treasure" with a high value. Now many collectors are starting with these collections, searching everywhere and constantly, even willing to go deep into the countryside to look for them. Among them, Ma Bao, Niu Bao and Goubao are recorded in medical books as traditional Chinese medicines, which are not commonly used Chinese medicines.