Can stink bugs be eaten

The stink bug is a type of insect, a small hard-shelled insect. It is often called the stink bug because when people press it with their hands, it emits a strange smell, which is very smelly, so people hate stink bugs. But some people have some strange ideas. They want to witness whether stink bugs are edible. So, can stink bugs be eaten? Let's find out.

According to the "Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", "Jiuxiangchong" has significant therapeutic effects on nervous gastropathy, heart pain caused by depression, weakness of the waist and knees due to spleen and kidney yang deficiency, impotence, and enuresis. Catch them in October and November every year, scald them to death in a pot of boiling water, pick them up and dry them in the sun or oven, put them in bamboo baskets and leave them to dry. The nine-scented insect is warm in nature and salty in taste. Efficacy: Warming the middle and strengthening yang, soothing the liver and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat liver qi pain, stomach pain, rheumatic low back pain, etc.

Scientific research value

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Stink bugs lay their eggs in a small pocket formed by special intestinal bacteria, where the stink bug's offspring - the pupa - feast on the food. As the pupae mature, their intestines split: the top becomes a vesicle that digests plant juices, while the bottom swells into a fermentation chamber where specialized intestinal bacteria provide nutrients to the stink bugs. Without these nutrients, the stink bugs will die.

The efficacy of Jiuxiangchong:

The nine-scented insect is the whole of the nine-scented insect of the Pentatomidae family. The nine-scented insect is also known as the black-bag insect, the melon black bug, the fart bug, and the fart bug. The nine-scented insect has the effects of promoting qi and relieving pain; warming the kidney and strengthening yang. The nine-scented insect is mainly used to treat spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, chest and abdominal distension, pain, kidney deficiency and yang deficiency, low back and knee pain, impotence and frequent urination, etc. People with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity should take the nine-scented insect with caution.

Efficacy classification: Qi-regulating medicine; interior-warming medicine.

Alias: black beetle, black melon bug, fart bug, fart bug.

The efficacy and function of the nine-scented insect The efficacy and function of the nine-scented insect

Nature and flavor: salty; warm

Meridians: Liver meridian; Kidney meridian; Spleen meridian.

Efficacy: Promotes qi circulation and relieves pain; warms the kidney and strengthens yang.

Indications: Used for spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, chest and abdominal distension and pain; kidney deficiency and yang deficiency, low back and knee pain, impotence and frequent urination, etc.

Source: The nine-scented insect is the entire species of the stink bug family.

Preparation method:

Nine-fragrant insect: Take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, and sift out the ash.

Stir-fried nine-scented insects: clean the nine-scented insects and place them in a pot. Heat over low heat until the aroma comes out, then take them out and let them cool.