Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Practices of entomophagy and entomotherapy by members of the Nyishi and Galo tribes, two ethnic groups of the state of Arunachal Pradesh (North-East India). | Chakravorty et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011 7 5 http content 7 1 5 Tg- JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY 5R And ethnomedicine RESEARCH Open Access Practices of entomophagy and entomotherapy by members of the Nyishi and Galo tribes two ethnic groups of the state of Arunachal Pradesh North-East India Jharna Chakravorty1 Sampat Ghosh1 Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow2 Abstract We prepared a consolidated list of edible and therapeutic insects used in Arunachal Pradesh . India by two tribal societies . the Nyishi of East Kameng and the Galo of West Siang . The list is based on thorough semistructured field-interviews with 20 informants of each tribal group. At least 81 species of local insects belonging to 26 families and five orders of insects namely Coleoptera 24 species Orthoptera 17 species Hemiptera 16 species Hymenoptera 15 species and Odonata 9 species are being used as food among members of these two indigenous societies. However Nyishi use overall more species of insects as food than Galo people do and consume mostly Coleoptera and Hemiptera amongst the Galo on the other hand Odonata and Orthoptera dominate. The selection of the food insects amongst the Nyishi and Galo is dictated by traditional tribal beliefs as well as the taste and availability of the insects. Depending on the species only particular or all developmental stages are consumed. Some food insects may be included in the local diet throughout the year others only when seasonally available. Commonly specimens are being prepared for consumption by roasting frying or boiling. Twelve species of insects are deemed therapeutically valuable by the locals and are being used by the tribes investigated to treat a variety of disorders in humans and domestic animals. Members of the Galo use a greater number of insect species for remedial purposes than the Nyishi. With the degradation of natural resources rapid population growth and increasing influence of westernization the .
