Table 5 Edible insect species used in traditional folk medicine in the study area
Order | Family | Voucher number | Genera/ Species | Treated diseases | Used part | Preparation | Application | Use in combination with | Fidelity level (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | 127 | Cybister sp | Mumps | Whole insects | Powder | Auricular pathway | Black peppercorn | 10 |
Osteoarthritis | Whole insects | Dried and powdered | Topical | Shea Butter | 10 | ||||
Dynastidae | 142 | Oryctes ohausi (Fabricius, 1793) | Yellow fever | Whole insects | Decoction | Oral | Water | 10 | |
Scarabaeidae | 144 | Gnathocera impressa (Olivier, 1789) | Mumps | Head | Powder | Auricular pathway | Sea water | 10 | |
Hymenoptera | Formicidae | 143 | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius 1793) | Fast walking for the disabled | Whole insects | Powder | Topical | Shea butter | 5 |
Orthoptera | Gryllidae | 134 | Brachytrupes membranaceus (Drury, 1770) | Transformation of hoarse voice into fine voice | Whole insects | Fried | Oral | Onion | 25 |
Dried and powdered | Oral | Honey | |||||||
Acrididae | 138 | Hieroglyphus africanus (Uvarov, 1922) | Anti-scorpion venom | Whole insects | powder | Topical | Shea butter | 5 | |
139 | Acanthacris ruficornis citrina (Serville, 1838) | Malaria | Whole insects | Dried and powdered | Oral | Fresh cow's milk | 5 | ||
137 | Ornithacris turbida cavroisi (Finot, 1907) | Whole insects | Decoction | Oral | Water ginger | 5 | |||
Memory aid | Whole insects | Powder | Oral | Honey | 5 | ||||
Scab | Thorax | Powder | Topical | Some plants | 5 | ||||
Yellow fever | Whole insects | 3 insects reduced to powder | Oral | Some plants | 5 |