Entomophagy and entomotherapeutic practices by members of the Galo tribe of central Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India
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Abstract
Arunachal Pradesh is rich in insect biodiversity. Members of different ethnic communities in this region consume a variety of insects as food and use some species therapeutically as traditional or folk medicine since time immemorial. Insects are highly nutritious and are a good source of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. The Galo tribes in central Arunachal Pradesh (India) utilise at least 96 species of edible insects, belonging to the orders Odonata, Blattodea (including Isoptera, i.e., termites), Orthoptera, Mantodea, Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera as food and 16 species of insects belonging to 6 orders (Blattodea, Orthoptera, Mantodea, Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera) as components of traditional medicines to cure diseases. Various insects also play a role in myths and superstitious beliefs such as, for example, fortune telling and making predictions. Preparation of the insect species for consumption involves using them fresh and raw, or in roasted, dry- or oil-fried form, boiled, pickled or as a steamed dish with bamboo or paste-like chutney and spicy ingredients. Adults as well as larvae of certain dung beetles (e.g. Onthophagus sp.) and black ants (e.g., Pseudoneoponera sp.), and the honey from honey bees (e.g. Apis dorsata) are used as both food and medicine to treat coughs, colds, stomach pains, headaches, and infections. Honey moreover has numerous applications in treating burns and minor wounds.
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Entomophagy and entomotherapeutic practices by members of the Galo tribe of central Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India
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Arunachal Pradesh is rich in insect biodiversity. Members of different ethnic communities in this region consume a variety of insects as food and use some species therapeutically as traditional or folk medicine since time immemorial. Insects are highly nutritious and are a good source of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. The Galo tribes in central Arunachal Pradesh (India) utilise at least 96 species of edible insects, belonging to the orders Odonata, Blattodea (including Isoptera, i.e., termites), Orthoptera, Mantodea, Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera as food and 16 species of insects belonging to 6 orders (Blattodea, Orthoptera, Mantodea, Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera) as components of traditional medicines to cure diseases. Various insects also play a role in myths and superstitious beliefs such as, for example, fortune telling and making predictions. Preparation of the insect species for consumption involves using them fresh and raw, or in roasted, dry- or oil-fried form, boiled, pickled or as a steamed dish with bamboo or paste-like chutney and spicy ingredients. Adults as well as larvae of certain dung beetles (e.g. Onthophagus sp.) and black ants (e.g., Pseudoneoponera sp.), and the honey from honey bees (e.g. Apis dorsata) are used as both food and medicine to treat coughs, colds, stomach pains, headaches, and infections. Honey moreover has numerous applications in treating burns and minor wounds.
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