A minireview of the medicinal and edible insects from the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

• Main Authors: Enming Zhang (Author), Xin Ji (Author), Fang Ouyang (Author), Yang Lei (Author), Shun Deng (Author), Haibo Rong (Author), Xuangen Deng (Author), Hai Shen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Entomoceuticals define a subset of pharmaceuticals derived from insects. The therapeutic effect of insect-derived drugs has been empirically validated by the direct use of various folk medicines originating from three sources in particular: the glandular secretions of insects (e.g., silk, honey, ven...