A Review on the Fascinating World of Insect Resources: Reason for Thoughts

Table 5

Insects used in Indian traditional medicine.

Insect species	Disease cure	Mode of preparation & use	Practicing state	References
Holochlora indica	Ulcer	Consumed as tonic	Manipur	[43]
(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
Diacrisia obliqua	Dog bite	Freshly laid eggs are eaten as well as applied on the affected part	Chhatisgarh	[60]
(Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
Stomphosistis thraustica	Common fever and to increase the flow of milk in lactating woman	Dried full grown larvae or powder are consumed in combination with herb mainly, Amdrgraphes paniculata
(Lepidoptera: Gracillaridae)
Hieroglyphus banian	Liver disorder	Roasted nymph and adult are eaten	Nagaland	[51]
(Orthoptera: Arcidae)
Batocera titana	Wound	Larvae are eaten alive
(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Periplaneta americana	Asthma and tuberculosis	Extraction of the roasted insects are consumed along with water	Arunachal Pradesh	[85]
(Dictyoptera: Blattidae)
Apis indica, A. florae, A. mellifera	Boil, snakebite and cough	Powder of the roasted insect is mix with honey and applied
(Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Helicoverpa armigera	Fever, nervous breakdown, eosinophilia and asthma	Dried powder consumed as tonic	Chhatisgarh	[86]
(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Zonabris pustulata	Problems in urinoginital system	Fresh extracts from larvae are consumed		[87]
(Coleoptera: Meloidae)