Termite food is not only delicious and nutritious, but also has high medicinal value. Many countries in history used termites to treat diseases.
In Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in the Ming Dynasty, it was recorded that "termite mud is mainly used to treat malignant sores and swelling, and Huang Dan is baked with pine wood, and the powder is coated with sesame oil." Then he said, "[Indications] Take seven tablets and rub them with vinegar. Still die in the womb, fry three liters, bag it, and donate your heart. "
Termites contain 18 amino acids, 8 of which are essential for human body. The content of protein in dry matter of improved termites is as high as 69.38 0%. Queen bees and eggs contain the most amino acids, while worker ants exceed soldier ants and adults. The content of most amino acids exceeds that of egg powder.
Compared with the content of amino acids in egg powder, the content of other amino acids of Macrotermes flavipectus is higher than that of egg powder except lysine, leucine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid and arginine. Except serine, arginine and glutamic acid, the contents of other amino acids in termites are higher than those in egg powder.
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Medicinal value
There are disease-resistant steroids in termites, including cholesterol and its derivatives, sitosterol and stigmasterol. Some people think that these substances have inhibitory effects on cancer cells. At the same time, oleic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid contained in termite fat also have the effect of inhibiting tumor growth.
It is also found that sex hormones and interferon in termites also have certain curative effects on cancer, especially on breast cancer, uterine cancer and digestive tract cancer.
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