1. Kill worms and cure chancre
Silkworm pupa, taste sweet; salty; sex flat. Attributed to the spleen; stomach meridian. It is used to kill insects and cure noma, and to promote the production of fluids and quench thirst. The main consumption; pediatric chancre; fever; roundworm disease; thirst.
2. Adjustment of metabolism
Pharmacological studies have shown that silkworm pupa can play a role in adjusting sugar and fat metabolism. White stiff silkworm pupa oil has the role of blood fat; with silkworm pupa oil purified products made of pills, used in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, to reduce cholesterol and improve liver function has a significant therapeutic effect. Moderate consumption of silkworm chrysalis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic hepatitis and malnutrition patients have better auxiliary therapeutic effect. In addition, silkworm pupa contains a broad-spectrum immune substances, cancer has a special therapeutic effect. It is reported that Japan and other countries have produced α-interferon from silkworm pupa, clinically used in anti-cancer therapy.
3. Prevention of three high
Species of silkworm chrysalis fried food treatment of labor thin and pediatric chancre thin, silkworm chrysalis oil on high blood pressure, fatty liver, hyperlipidemia, etc. has a certain effect. White silkworms for children's eclampsia night crying, spasm and wind handful of mouth. Evening silkworm sand immersed in wine to slow down all the wind, go stubborn paralysis. Silkworm cocoon cure thirst, stop bleeding and epistaxis.
Dietary taboos of silkworm pupae
1. The pupae without processing can not be eaten, not to mention can not be directly eaten raw, cold.
2. Silkworm pupae are not fresh, discolored black, pink, numbness or spicy feeling can not be eaten.
3. Pupa odor, bad smell, can not be consumed.
4. Silkworm pupae that have been in cold weather for more than a week and in hot weather for more than 20 hours should not be eaten.
5. People with a history of food allergies such as fish and shrimp should not eat it.
Nutritional value of silkworm chrysalis
Worm chrysalis has a very high nutritional value, rich in protein (fresh silkworm chrysalis containing 51% of crude protein), fatty acids (crude fat accounted for 29%), vitamins (including vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin D and ergosterol, etc.).
More than 50% of the composition of silkworm pupae is protein, which is far beyond the general food, and which has a full range of amino acids.