Traditional Chinese medicine believes that silkworm chrysalis is flat and sweet, and has the effects of expelling wind and strengthening the spleen, quenching thirst and calming the nerves, benefiting essence and helping yang. "Prepare for a thousand dollars" says that it "benefits essence, strengthens men's carambola and cures ejaculation." "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Take it at the end, treat infantile malnutrition, increase muscle, reduce fever and remove ascaris; Drink soup to quench your thirst. " Pharmacological research shows that silkworm chrysalis can regulate the metabolism of sugar and fat to some extent. Beauveria bassiana pupa oil has the effect of reducing blood lipid; Pills made of purified silkworm chrysalis oil are used to treat hypercholesterolemia, which has obvious curative effect on lowering cholesterol and improving liver function. Proper consumption of silkworm chrysalis has a good auxiliary treatment effect on patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic hepatitis and malnutrition. In addition, silkworm chrysalis contains a broad-spectrum immune substance, which has special effects on cancer. It is reported that Japan and other countries have produced α -interferon from silkworm chrysalis for clinical anti-cancer treatment. There are many medicated diets for silkworm chrysalis, such as the following.

Stewed silkworm chrysalis with walnut

0/50g walnut kernel/kloc-,80g silkworm chrysalis and 3g cinnamon. Firstly, cinnamon is washed, dried or dried, and ground into very fine powder. Wash the silkworm chrysalis, dry it, stir-fry it a little, put it in a big bowl with walnuts, add a proper amount of water, add cinnamon powder, stir it evenly, and stew it in water. It can be taken as a snack at will or twice in the morning and evening. It can tonify liver and kidney, strengthen brain, improve intelligence, warm lung, moisten intestine, blacken beard and hair. It is suitable for soreness of waist and knees, frequent micturition, impotence, nocturnal emission, premature gray hair, tuberculosis, cough and other symptoms caused by deficiency of essence and blood.

Fried leek with silkworm chrysalis

50g of silkworm chrysalis, 200g of leek, Jiang Mo, refined salt, and flavoring essential oil. Wash leek and silkworm chrysalis separately for use. Put oil in a wok, stir-fry the drained silkworm chrysalis slightly, then add leek, add Jiang Mo, refined salt and monosodium glutamate, stir-fry evenly, and serve. It can invigorate qi and nourish blood, warm kidney and help yang, eliminate fatigue and resist aging. It is suitable for patients with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, impotence, nocturnal emission and constipation.

Fried silkworm chrysalis

Silkworm pupa, vegetable oil, onion, ginger, garlic, salt, etc. Wash the silkworm chrysalis first and control the water for later use. Add vegetable oil to wok, heat it, fry silkworm chrysalis, pour out excess oil, leave a little base oil, heat it, and add seasonings such as onion, ginger, garlic and salt to fry. Eat with meals. Silkworm pupa is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce excess cholesterol in human body. Can be used for adjuvant treatment of hepatitis and cardiovascular diseases.

Silkworm pupa walnut broth

50g of silkworm chrysalis, walnut kernel 100 ~ 150g, a little refined salt and monosodium glutamate. Stir-fry the silkworm chrysalis in a wok, add 500ml of water to the casserole, add walnut kernel and silkworm chrysalis, bring to a boil with high fire, and simmer for about 40 minutes. After cooking, you can season with refined salt and monosodium glutamate. Eat silkworm chrysalis, walnut kernel, drink soup, and take it five times in a row. This product can strengthen spleen and stomach, tonify qi and blood, and treat malnutrition, and is suitable for children with malnutrition, deficiency of both qi and blood, and emaciated body.

Silkworm pupa wine

Silkworm pupa 100g, rice wine 500ml. Wash the silkworm chrysalis, control the humidity, soak it in a rice wine jar for 1 month before drinking. 65438+ 0 times a day, 2 spoonfuls each time. It can harmonize spleen and stomach, relieve fatigue and enhance sexual function, and is suitable for impotence, nocturnal emission and spleen and stomach weakness.

Due to the complex composition of silkworm chrysalis, if it is not handled properly, it will cause poisoning after eating. Therefore, we must pay attention to: unprocessed silkworm chrysalis can not be eaten, let alone eaten directly after cold salad; Silkworm pupae that are stale, discolored, black, red, spicy or smelly are inedible; Silkworm pupae can't be eaten if they are kept for too long (over 1 week in cold weather and over 20 hours in hot weather); People who have a history of food allergies such as fish and shrimp are not allowed to eat silkworm chrysalis.