Edible insects: As traditional medicine for human wellness
Insects are the largest group of organisms of faunal biodiversity. Among those, several are recognize for human consumptions by different communities of the world. Besides human consumption these insects are traditionally use as medicine and for therapeutic purpose. There are numerous insects which...
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| author | Wahengbam Deepanita Devi Rajkumari Bonysana Kokho Kapesa Pulok Kumar Mukherjee Yallappa Rajashekar |
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| description | Insects are the largest group of organisms of faunal biodiversity. Among those, several are recognize for human consumptions by different communities of the world. Besides human consumption these insects are traditionally use as medicine and for therapeutic purpose. There are numerous insects which are utilized as a therapeutic component by the local traditional healers around the world. Considering this significance the present review emphasize on the medicinal importance and its therapeutic properties of entomophagy species. The authors provide an overview traditionally therapeutic utilization of entomophagy species in the World and Northeast India scenarios. Entomotherapy practice has been reported to cure various kind of ailment. This traditional therapeutic knowledge can provide a huge contribution in modern medicine by analyzing the therapeutic component of the medicinally valued insects. Moreover, insect's reproduction is faster than plants and can reproduce more in numbers, thus sustainable harvesting of the desire species can be maintained during short duration. Additionally, the present review highlight the traditional social believes of the insects by the society. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0d7a41301784613af7e7254314292232023-06-19T04:29:55ZengElsevierFuture Foods2666-83352023-06-017100219Edible insects: As traditional medicine for human wellnessWahengbam Deepanita Devi0Rajkumari Bonysana1Kokho Kapesa2Pulok Kumar Mukherjee3Yallappa Rajashekar4Insect Bioresources Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Takyelpat, Imphal West 795001, Manipur, IndiaInsect Bioresources Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Takyelpat, Imphal West 795001, Manipur, IndiaInsect Bioresources Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Takyelpat, Imphal West 795001, Manipur, IndiaInsect Bioresources Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Takyelpat, Imphal West 795001, Manipur, IndiaCorresponding author.; Insect Bioresources Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Takyelpat, Imphal West 795001, Manipur, IndiaInsects are the largest group of organisms of faunal biodiversity. Among those, several are recognize for human consumptions by different communities of the world. Besides human consumption these insects are traditionally use as medicine and for therapeutic purpose. There are numerous insects which are utilized as a therapeutic component by the local traditional healers around the world. Considering this significance the present review emphasize on the medicinal importance and its therapeutic properties of entomophagy species. The authors provide an overview traditionally therapeutic utilization of entomophagy species in the World and Northeast India scenarios. Entomotherapy practice has been reported to cure various kind of ailment. This traditional therapeutic knowledge can provide a huge contribution in modern medicine by analyzing the therapeutic component of the medicinally valued insects. Moreover, insect's reproduction is faster than plants and can reproduce more in numbers, thus sustainable harvesting of the desire species can be maintained during short duration. Additionally, the present review highlight the traditional social believes of the insects by the society.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666833523000059EntomophagyEntomotherapySocial believeTraditional knowledge |
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| title | Edible insects: As traditional medicine for human wellness |
| title_full | Edible insects: As traditional medicine for human wellness |
| title_fullStr | Edible insects: As traditional medicine for human wellness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Edible insects: As traditional medicine for human wellness |
| title_short | Edible insects: As traditional medicine for human wellness |
| title_sort | edible insects as traditional medicine for human wellness |
| topic | Entomophagy Entomotherapy Social believe Traditional knowledge |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666833523000059 |
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