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Cicada pupae are a common food in summer. In the northern region, many people like to catch cicada pupae and eat them in summer. There are two ways to eat cicada pupae, one is frying and the other is stir-frying. No matter which way you eat them, they are delicious. Of course, in addition to being delicious, cicada pupae also have relatively high nutritional value and can supplement nutrients for the human body. The following is a detailed introduction to the effects of cicada pupae.

1. Nutritional value of cicada pupae

1. Cicada pupae have a very high protein content. The nutritional value of one cicada pupa is equivalent to that of two eggs.

2. Cicada pupae contain a full range of amino acids, including 18 kinds of amino acids, and the content of the 8 essential amino acids for the human body is balanced.

3. In addition to protein, amino acids and fat, cicada pupae also contain mineral elements such as zinc, potassium, calcium and phosphorus.

2. The efficacy and function of cicada pupae

1. Cicada pupae are mild in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effects of dispelling wind, strengthening the spleen, stopping thirst, calming the mind, and nourishing essence and assisting yang.

2. Cicada pupae can effectively increase the level of white blood cells in the human body, thereby improving the body's immune function and delaying human aging.

3. Cicada pupa oil can lower blood lipids and cholesterol, and has a significant effect on treating hypercholesterolemia and improving liver function.

4. Among cicada pupae, the mature golden cicada has the highest medicinal value. According to the "Chinese Materia Medica", golden cicada has the effects of invigorating essence and strengthening yang, quenching thirst and promoting salivation, protecting the lungs and benefiting the kidneys, having anti-bacterial and blood pressure-lowering effects, treating baldness and inhibiting cancer.

5. Cicada shells are sweet and salty in taste and cold in nature. They are rich in substances such as meconium and have the effects of dispersing wind-heat, promoting lung function and calming spasms. They are often used to treat exogenous wind-heat, cough and hoarseness, poor measles outbreak, pruritus caused by rubella, epilepsy in children, red eyes, cataracts, carbuncle, swelling and toxins, tetanus, etc.

3. How to eat cicada pupae

1. Fried cicada pupae

Ingredients: 250g cicada pupae, some oil and salt

Preparation: Clean the cicada pupae and drain them; heat the oil in a pan, put in the cicada pupae and fry until golden brown; then drain the oil and serve, sprinkle with appropriate amount of salt.

2. Stir-fried cicada

Ingredients: appropriate amounts of cicada, onion, pepper, salt, soy sauce, and oil

Preparation: Clean the cicada and soak it in salt water; heat the oil in a pan, sauté the peppercorns and onions, add the cicada and stir-fry over high heat; then add a little soy sauce to taste; then add a little salt and stir-fry until both sides are browned.