1. Edible value:

Chinese edible locusts have a very long history, people are used to locusts washed and fried in oil, you wine to eat, according to the "Edible Insects and Recipes" book, locusts contain 73.5% protein, 18 amino acids, the total content of 20.3%, locusts also contain vitamins B1, B2, E, A carotene and a wealth of Multivitamins, 4 fatty acids and rich in trace elements, often eaten types of Chinese rice locusts, East Asian flying locusts and so on.

Locusts in the whole world have locusts to do food habits, locusts, soft meat, taste like shrimp, major hotels, restaurants fried to make the "fried grasshopper, land flying shrimp, locusts Tengda" and other dishes hand favored by consumers, and as Mexico in recent years, a booklet called "Eat Insects," the end of the book lists more than 40 kinds of insects, the booklet called "Eat Insects", the booklet called "Eat Insects". The end of the book lists more than 40 kinds of insect dishes processing spectrum, which lists the first example is called "Chinese style" of "peanuts fried locusts shrimp" according to insect recipes collection of introduction "onion fried locusts "Put oil or lard into the pot, fry the fresh onion slices, then add the cleaned locusts and fry them for a while, then add spices (such as five-spice powder, cinnamon powder), garlic, chili powder, etc., and then spray a little water and mix well. Stir fry, fried locusts with green onions as a sandwich of bread will become locust sandwiches.

2. Medicinal value:

Locusts are not only a delicacy, the Chinese people in addition to locusts for food, but also for medicinal purposes, and there are good prescriptions, locusts roasted and dried, powdered, 3 grams per serving, three times a day, served with wine to treat tetanus, 〈Medicine Compendium Gleanings 〉and served with sugar, treating the child's convulsions, are taken from the product to treat cramps, the rest of the internal wind, but are the treatment of the surface (relieve symptoms) method, it is appropriate to treat the surface (relieve symptoms) of the method, it is appropriate to treat the surface (relieve symptoms). Symptoms) of the method, it is appropriate to treat the root cause of the drugs used, grasshopper hook vine soup, with 10 locusts, hook vine 15 grams, 10 grams of peppermint, add water decoction, from 〈Hundred Herb Mirror〉 this formula to take locusts, hook vine resting on the wind heat, used for frightening fever, convulsions and spasms, etc.. Grasshopper soup, 30 locusts, add water decoction, served in 3 times, from 〈Compendium of Materia Medica Gleanings〉, this formula is specifically to take the locusts to stop coughing and lowering reversal of the asthma, used for whooping cough, coughing and shortness of breath, and even endless. Can also be used for bronchitis asthma.

3. In addition to these two benefits, there are scientific research value (such as pesticide toxicity determination with the East Asian locust, anatomical tests, etc.), feeding value (feeding fish, coriander, etc.) and so on.