Edible insects are:

cicada

Cicada, whose skin is called cicada slough, is rich in chitin, isoflavone pterin, pterin and adenosine triphosphatase, and is often used to treat cough caused by exogenous wind and heat and hoarseness. Sore throat. Rubella itching, conjunctival congestion, tetanus, convulsion epilepsy, night crying, etc. According to China Pharmacology, it also helps to strengthen yang, relieve cough and promote fluid production, protect lung and kidney, resist bacteria and reduce blood pressure, treat alopecia and inhibit diseases.

When the mature nymph of cicada becomes an adult, the shell under cicada slough is called cicada slough, also called "cicada slough" or "cicada skin". Its main components contain chitin and protein, which are sweet, salty and cold, and enter the lung and liver meridians. This product is an important traditional Chinese medicine for pungent and cold relieving exterior syndrome.

Knowing that cicadas are cold and fragrant, they have the functions of dispelling wind and spreading lung, relieving fever and relieving shock. Cicada is nutritious and delicious, and has become a fashionable delicacy. It can be fried before the larvae become cicadas, or it can be pickled with edible salt and then fried.

Cicada is rich in nutrition, with protein content above 70% and fat around 7%, and its vitamins and various beneficial trace elements are higher than those of ordinary meat food, so it can be called the king of protein in today's food. [ 1]

Cicada is also called cicada, and its cicada slough and male cicada can be used as medicine. The newly unearthed mature larvae are rich in nutrition, with protein content of 58-58% and fat content of 10-32%.

silkworm chrysalis

In terms of efficacy, silkworm chrysalis is an advanced nutritional supplement for the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled. Silkworm pupae can produce pharmacologically active substances, which can effectively improve the level of human white blood cells, thus improving immunity and delaying aging. Silkworm pupa oil can reduce blood lipid and cholesterol, and has a significant effect on treating hypercholesterolemia and improving liver function.

wasp

The wasp has high nutritional value and is rich in protein and fat. Protein content, wasp 865,438+0%, cricket 75%, cicada 72%, earthworm 65%, locust 60%, bee 43%. Bee pupa has the functions of strengthening body constitution, benefiting stomach and relieving pain, regulating qi and resolving phlegm, and expelling beauty beauty. Has special functions of treating diabetes and resisting cancer. Bee pupa is one of the most exquisite dishes in Dulong. It is said that there are many centenarians in Dulong, which is related to the frequent consumption of bee pupae.

Bee pupa is an ideal nutritious food, which contains many vitamins and trace elements. Bee pupa can be used as both food and nutritional health care products. According to the data, bee pupa contains protein 20.3%, fat 7.5%, carbohydrate 19.5%, trace elements 0.5% and water 42.7%. The nutritional value of bee pupa is not lower than that of pollen, especially the content of vitamin A is much higher than that of beef. Protein is second only to cod liver oil, and vitamin D is 10 times higher than cod liver oil. Known as "aerial ginseng", it is a pure natural advanced nutrition. It is also rich in protein, amino acids, germanium, selenium, vitamins and calcium. In addition, bee pupa is rich in dozens of enzymes beneficial to human body.