The efficacy and function of silkworm pupae

I don’t know if you have eaten silkworm pupae in your life. The nutritional value of silkworm pupae is very high, and it tastes good. It is also good for our body’s metabolism. However, not everyone is suitable for eating silkworm pupae in life. Some people may have allergies after eating silkworm pupae, so you should be careful when eating them. So what are the effects and functions of silkworm pupae?

The efficacy and function of silkworm pupae

Silkworm pupae are not only delicious and nutritious, but also an extremely valuable source of animal protein and a valuable raw material for extracting a variety of chemical drugs. It also has many beneficial effects on the human body. First of all, silkworm pupae can produce substances with pharmacological activity, which can effectively increase the level of white blood cells in the human body, thereby improving the body's immune function and delaying the aging of human functions. Silkworm pupa oil can lower blood lipids and cholesterol, and has a significant effect on the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and improving liver function. Secondly, silkworm pupae can be used for conditions such as spleen deficiency, weak qi, malnutrition, emaciation and fatigue. Again, silkworm pupae are rich in protein and multiple amino acids, and are an advanced nutritional supplement for the weak, sick, the elderly, and women after childbirth. Finally, the pupa tastes sweet, spicy, and salty, and is warm in nature. It has the effects of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, replenishing deficiency and fatigue, and eliminating rheumatism.

1. Kill insects and treat rickets

Silkworm pupae are sweet, salty and spicy in nature. Kills insects and treats malnutrition; promotes salivation and quenches thirst.

2. Adjust metabolism

Pharmacological studies have shown that silkworm pupae can regulate the body's sugar and fat metabolism to a certain extent. White silkworm pupa oil has the effect of lowering blood lipids; pills made from purified silkworm pupa oil are used to treat hypercholesterolemia and have significant therapeutic effects on lowering cholesterol and improving liver function. Eating silkworm pupae in moderation has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic hepatitis and malnutrition. In addition, silkworm pupae contain a broad-spectrum immune substance that has special therapeutic effects on cancer. It is reported that Japan and other countries have produced α-interferon from silkworm pupae for clinical use in anti-cancer treatment.

3. Prevent three highs

Fried silkworm pupae can be used to treat emaciation due to fatigue and malnutrition in children. Silkworm pupa oil has certain effects on hypertension, fatty liver, hyperlipidemia, etc. White silkworm can treat epilepsy, night crying, convulsions and mouth pursing in children. Soak silkworm excrement in wine in the evening to relieve various wind-related diseases and eliminate stubborn numbness. Silkworm cocoons can cure thirst, stop bleeding and treat bleeding from the teeth.

Food taboos

Although edible silkworm pupae are extremely beneficial to the human body, you must pay attention to the following points before eating them: First, unprocessed silkworm pupae are not edible, and they cannot be eaten directly in cold salads or salted. Second, if the silkworm pupae are not fresh, have changed color to black, are pink, or have a numbing or spicy taste, they are not edible. Third, silkworm pupae must not be eaten if they have a strange smell or a foul odor. Fourth, when silkworm pupae are left for too long, more than 1 week in winter and more than 20 hours in summer, they are inedible. Fifth, people with a history of food allergies such as fish and shrimp should not eat it.

Basic Introduction

Silkworm pupae are a relatively common thing, commonly known as little bees. They are not only a high-protein food, but also a very good medicinal material. There are many different varieties of silkworm pupae. For example, there are late silkworm sand, which is a kind of silkworm excrement; silkworm slough, which is the molting of silkworm moth larvae; silkworm cocoons, usually referring to mulberry silkworm cocoons; white silkworm, which is a silkworm that died of infection with Beauveria bassiana, etc., all of which can be used as medicinal materials.

Silkworm pupae have a long history in cooking in my country. It is reported that steaming and cooking silkworm pupae for banquets has a history of more than 1,400 years.

After the silkworm spins silk and makes a cocoon, it will turn into a pupa about 4 days later. The body shape of a silkworm pupa is like a spindle, with three sections: head, thorax and abdomen. The head is very small, with compound eyes and antennae; the thorax has thoracic legs and wings; and the bulging abdomen has 9 segments. Professional workers can distinguish the gender of silkworm pupae from the lines and brown spots on their abdomens. When the silkworm just pupates, its body color is light yellow and the pupa is tender and soft. Gradually, it will turn into yellow, yellowish brown or brown, and the pupa skin will also harden. After about 12 to 15 days, when the pupa begins to soften again, the pupa skin becomes a little wrinkled and turns an earthy brown cocoon color, it will turn into a moth.