Entomophagy (i.e. use of insects as food) is practiced in many parts of the world including India but the use of insects, as medicine is done in very few parts of the world and we are fortunate that North-East people of India are rich in this traditional medicinal knowledge. Tribes of North-East India have been using several insect based traditional drugs to cure several diseases.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bioprospecting-reference-medicinal-insects-and-tribes-india-overview
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-senthilkumar
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-lokeshwara-rao
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-forester
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribal-medicine
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/insects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
