1, cicada pupa is rich in protein and various amino acids, and it is an advanced nutritional supplement for the old, the weak, the sick and the puerperal. Cicada pupae can produce substances with pharmacological activity, which can effectively improve the level of human white blood cells, thus improving human immune function and delaying human functional aging. Cicada pupa oil can reduce blood lipid and cholesterol, and has a significant effect on treating hypercholesterolemia and improving liver function.

2. The use of cicada pupa is first reflected in its edible value, and the newly unearthed nymph has the highest nutritional value. According to scientific analysis, cicada pupa is rich in amino acids, protein and trace elements, including amino acids 46.63%, protein 58.58%, fat 10.23%, total potassium 0.3%, total phosphorus 0.58%, calcium 16.0mg/kg and zinc 82.2 mg/kg. Secondly, the medicinal value of golden cicada. According to China Pharmacology, cicada is beneficial to strengthening yang, relieving cough and promoting fluid production, protecting lung and kidney, resisting bacteria and lowering blood pressure, treating alopecia and inhibiting cancer.

3. Cicada is rich in methylcholine, isoHuang Die and adenosine triphosphatase, and is often used to treat exogenous wind-heat, hoarseness and cough, sore throat, rubella itching, red eyes, tetanus, children's night crying and other symptoms. Chinese medicine believes that cicada slough is salty and sweet, cold in nature, and can clear away heat, stop wind and stop spasm.

4. Silkworm pupae can't be eaten without processing, nor can they be eaten directly with cold salad or pickled.

5. Silkworm pupae are inedible if they are stale, discolored, black, pink, hemp and spicy.