民族昆虫学简介

民族昆虫学是研究在非工业化社会中人与昆虫关系的科学。民族昆虫学的研究内容包括 :昆虫的食用、药用、观赏 ,利用昆虫娱乐和装饰 ,有害昆虫防治 ,昆虫崇拜和关于昆虫的神化传说等。研究民族昆虫学的方法有查阅文献和实地调查 ,两种方法相互补充。中国有许多民族处于偏远封闭的环境里 ,研究和挖掘他们与昆虫的相对独特的关系 ,吸收其成功的昆虫利用或防治经验 ,对促进各民族间交流和发展具有重要意义     

The Use of Insects in Folk Medicine in the State of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil, with Notes on Insects Reported Elsewhere in Brazilian Folk Medicine

At least 42 insects have been reported as used in folk medicine in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. These resources are distributed in nine orders, with Hymenopterans the most prevalent with 22 specimens. Medicinal insects, which are used live, cooked, ground, in infusions, in plasters, or as ointments, provide honey, nests, eggs, cocoons, sting, wax, and parts of their bodies for the elaboration of folk remedies to treat a great variety of locally diagnosed ailments. Most of the folk remedies are administered in the form of teas made using the powder produced by grinding the toasted or scraped part of the body of the insects or the whole toasted animal. Traditional knowledge concerning entomotherapy in the state of Bahia is very important since folk medicine is still one of the most important resources for discovery of unknown natural drug resources.