1. Edible value:

China has a long history of eating locusts. People are used to washing locusts, frying them in oil and eating them with wine. According to the book Edible Insects and Recipes, grasshoppers contain 73.5% protein and amino acids 18, with a total content of 20.3%. They also contain vitamin B 1, B2, vitamin E, carotene, rich vitamins, four fatty acids and vitamin B1.

Locusts have the habit of feeding on locusts all over the world. The meat of locusts is as soft and delicious as shrimp. Several dishes cooked in hotels and restaurants, such as "fried grasshopper, ground shrimp, locust Tengda", are favored by consumers. Another example is a booklet published in Mexico in recent years called "Eating Insects". At the end of the book, more than 40 kinds of insect dishes are listed. The first example cited is called "Chinese style" and "Fried locusts and shrimps with peanuts". According to the insect cookbook, put clear oil or lard in the pot of "stir-frying locusts with onions", stir-fry fresh onion slices, add washed locusts and stir-fry for a while, then add edible spices (such as spiced powder and cinnamon powder), garlic and Chili powder, and spray a little water to mix well. Fried locusts with onions, the sandwich as bread is called locust sandwich.

2. Medicinal value:

Locusts are not only delicious food, but also used as medicine in China. They also have good treatments. Grasshoppers are dried and ground into powder, 3g each time, 3 times a day, and tetanus is treated with wine, and convulsion is treated with sugar and clothing. They are all used to treat spasm and relieve internal wind, but they are all methods to treat exterior syndrome (relieve symptoms). Decocted Uncaria rhynchophylla 15g, Mint 10g, taken from the prescription of Baicaojing. Uncaria rhynchophylla is used to relieve wind-heat and convulsion. Grasshopper soup, 30 locusts, decocted in water, taken in three times, originated from Compendium of Materia Medica. This prescription is specially used for relieving cough, alleviating adverse reactions and relieving asthma with locusts, and is used for whooping cough, cough and shortness of breath. It can also be used for bronchitis and asthma.

3. In addition to these two benefits, there are also scientific research values (such as using Locusta migratoria manilensis to determine pesticide toxicity, anatomical experiments, etc.). ) and feed value (feed fish, coriander, etc. ).