medical cicada

Japanese: medical cicada(英語表記)medicalcicada
medical cicada

...The main ones are cicada shells and cicada mushrooms. The Haguro cicada is also known as a medicinal cicada because it contains cantharidin in its body. Children in Southeast Asia and Madagascar catch and eat cicadas, and they are also sometimes eaten in Japan. In Shinshu, the larvae of the brown cicada, which are infesting apple and pear orchards, are deep-fried.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "medical cicada" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…セミの脱皮殻やセミタケがそのおもなものである。また,ハグロゼミは体内にカンタリジンを含むことから,薬用蟬(medical cicada)として有名である。東南アジアやマダガスカルの子どもはセミをとらえて食べるが,日本でも食用にすることがあり,信州では,リンゴ・ナシ園に大発生しているアブラゼミの幼虫を空揚げにする。…

※「medical cicada」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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