Can Jiulong worms be eaten raw? Understand the safety first before deciding

The Jiulong worm is a rather unusual insect, also known as the foreign worm. This insect is edible, and its nutritional value is also relatively high. So can Jiulong worms be eaten raw?

Can Jiulong worms be eaten raw?

Jiulong worms can be eaten raw. The Jiulong worm itself is rich in protein and various amino acids and other substances, and has relatively high nutritional value; it can be used both as medicine and as food. It can also be ground up and made into honey pills.

What is the Jiulong worm?

The Jiulong worm, also known as the "foreign worm". It belongs to the order Coleoptera, family Tenebrionidae. It is distributed in various countries of Southeast Asia and in the South China and East China regions of our country, and is one of the pests that bore into and eat stored grain in temperate and tropical regions. However, because it is itself rich in protein and various amino acids and other substances, and has relatively high nutritional value, it can be used both as medicine and as food, so among the people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places there are quite a few keepers.

Who should not eat Jiulong worms?

1. Children and adolescents

Some components in Jiulong worms have effects similar to male hormones, which may cause premature development in children and adolescents, so children and adolescents should not take them casually; they should be taken according to a doctor's prescription.

2. People suffering from various excess syndromes

The so-called “excess syndrome” is mainly a series of pathological changes caused by exuberant pathogenic qi, with healthy qi not yet deficient and a fierce struggle between pathogenic and healthy qi. It is mostly seen in the early and middle stages of externally contracted diseases. It is now generally believed that high fever, mania, loud voice and coarse breathing, red tongue proper, abdominal pain that refuses pressure, inability to pass urine and stool, and a forceful, strong pulse all belong to the clinical manifestations of “excess pathogenic qi leading to excess.”