Golden cicadas, we Shandong that area called ? Sister Buggy Monkey? monkey? The monk's meat? The beauty of the name, of course, this is also based on the "Journey to the West" mythology, the Golden Cicada reincarnated into a monk, the Tang monk meat naturally associated with the Golden Cicada. As soon as the summer, the light of flashlights scurrying in various woods, caught the golden cicadas that night became a plate of delicious.

It has long been heard that the golden cicadas are high in protein, and there is even a golden cicada equal to an egg, although it is a bit exaggerated, but it can be seen that people love the golden cicadas.

Cicada Molts

The shells of the cicada larvae that fall off when they are feathered are called cicada molts, which is indeed a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, and there is no doubt about it. Cicada molt has many effects, mainly used for external wind-heat, cold cough, measles through the hair is not smooth, itching skin, sore throat and hoarseness, eye redness and swelling pain, the child alarmed, night crying and so on, is a good Chinese medicine.

Besides cicada shells, the larval flesh is left. For the nutritional composition of the golden cicada, there is no official published data on the nutritional composition. It is said that a private organization measured the nutritional composition of the golden cicada, and the protein content is indeed very high. Due to the unofficial publication, Dr. No Drugs No Drugs will not quote it.

But we can be analogous to the cicada pupa, the two belong to different species, but the nutritional composition should be similar, the pupa is also high protein food. Every 100 grams of edible part of the silkworm pupa, protein accounted for 22%, which is much higher than the normal protein composition ratio of 11 to 15%. If all according to 100 grams of protein, silkworm pupa and egg protein content is basically the same, silkworm pupa is slightly higher. In addition, silkworm chrysalis contains trace elements are also complete, but also has the disadvantage of cholesterol and fat content is also higher, which makes some like to eat silkworm chrysalis, golden cicadas of the three high people salivate, can not stop.

Except for the cicada molt, which has medicinal value, there is really nothing else. If the high protein contained, rich in minerals and trace elements, more suitable for weak, just after surgery and other people to eat, then it can be counted. But it doesn't seem like anyone would binge on golden cicadas in a hospital bed for protein, right?

So it's enough to say that the golden cicadas are something to be eaten occasionally for the sake of addiction!

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Dr. No Drugs, Associate Chief Pharmacist, Senior Nutritionist, has 11 years of experience in medication guidance, nutritional counseling and health management. Dr. No Medicine advocates healthy living, no sickness, no medicine!