Table 1.
Various insect species and their records of medicinal uses.
| Order | Family | Scientific name | Therapeutic benefits | Ways of utilization | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blatodea | Blattidae | Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus) | Burning, gastroenteritis, earache, rectal prolapse, shingles, skin, stomach disorders, consitipation, heartburn, colic; whooping cough, boils, dropsy, wart, Bright's disease, ulcers, stimulate lactation, anti-tumor, whooping cough, difficulty urinating, renal colic, and asthma | Oral | [1,12,16,19,[29], [30], [31]] |
| Periplaneta fuliginosa (Serville) | Skin and stomach disorders | Non-specified | [12,16,19,26,31,32] | ||
| Blattella germanica (Linnaeus) | Skin and stomach disorders | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Blatta orientalis (Linnaeus) | Skin, stomach disorders, tetanus and ear pain, anti-asthmatic, anti-anaphylactic properties dropsy, pleurisy, and pericarditis | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Corydiidae | Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker) | Ischemic heart disease, cardiac function; hepatic diseases, gynecopathy, and atherosclerosis and epilepsy | [12,16,19,31] | ||
| Polyphaga plancyi (Bolívar) | Menstrual problems, fracture, amenorrhea | Non-specified | [19] | ||
| Termitidae (termites) | Microcerotermes exiguus (Hagen) | Asthma, bronchitis, influenza, whooping cough, and flu | Non-specified | [[33], [34], [35]] | |
| Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) | Asthma, cough, flu, and sore throat | Non-specified | [34] | ||
| Nasutitermes macrocephalus (Silvestri) | Asthma, Leakage, Bronchitis, ‘catarrh in the chest’ coughs, influenza, sore throat, sinusitis, tonsillitis, and hoarseness | Non-specified | [34] | ||
| Odontotermes feae (Wasmann) | Asthma | Oral | [36] | ||
| Macrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman) | Suture wounds | Non-specified | [37] | ||
| Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki) | Ulcer, Better health, Body pain, Rheumatics, Anemia and Enhancement of lactation | Non-specified | [33] | ||
| Macrotermes sp. | Sexual impotence, inflammation, dislocation, congenita malformation, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, articular pain, bone pain, sprain, general fatigue, fracture, gonorrhea, and child malnutrition | Topical and Oral | [38,39] | ||
| Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Sjoestedt) | Fungus and bacterial infection | Non-specified | [39] | ||
| Nasutitermes sp. | Inflammation | Topical | [39] | ||
| Microtermes obesi (Holmgren) | Liver disorder | Oral | [25] | ||
| Trinervitermes sp. | Mumps, burn, fracture, iron deficiency, dropsy, inflammation, edemas, wound and vomiting | Topical | [39] | ||
| Coleoptera | Bruchidae | Pachymerus nucleorum (Fabr.) | Earache | Non-specified | [40] |
| Cicindelidae | Cicindela chinensis (DeGeer) | Skin, tumours and gynaecological problems | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Pheropsophus spp. | Alcoholism | Oral | [29] | ||
| Cerambycidae | Apriona rugicollis (Chevrolat) | Lung problems, cramps, and palsy | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Batocera rubus (Linnaeus) | Analgesic and gastro-intestinal problems, treating malaria, typhoid and aphrodisiac | Oral | [28] | ||
| Batocera parryi (Hope) | Analgesic and gastro-intestinal problems, treating malaria, typhoid, and aphrodisiac | Oral | [28] | ||
| Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer) | Analgesic and gastro-intestinal problems, treating malaria, typhoid, and aphrodisiac | Oral | [28] | ||
| Chloridolum thaliodes (Bates) | Treating smallpox | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Batocera lineolata (Chevrolat) | Mitigate cramps, cancer therapy and diphtheria, smallpox | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Orthosoma brunneum (Forster) | Analgesic and gastro-intestinal problems, treating malaria, typhoid, and aphrodisiac | Oral | [28] | ||
| Aromia moschata (Linnaeus) | Vesicatory and acted like cantharides | Non-specified | [16] | ||
| Coccinellidae | Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus) | Wound | Non-specified | [39] | |
| Curculionidae | Larinus maculatus (Gyllenhal) | Respiratory organs | Non-specified | [16] | |
| Brachycerus ornatus (Drury) | Stomach pains | Non-specified | [8,41] | ||
| Dermestidae | Ips typographus (Linnaeus) | Vesicators and opening abscesses | Non-specified | [16] | |
| Dytiscidae | Cybister brevis (Aubé) | Asthma, respiratory and stomach problems | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Cybister chinensis (Motschulsky) | Asthma, respiratory and stomach problems | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Cybister tripunctatus (Olivier) | Asthma, respiratory and stomach problems | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Rhantus pulverosus (Stephens) | Skin disorders | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Gyrinidae | Gyrinus curtus (Motschulsky) | Lung and stomach problems, fever, and cramps | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Gyrinus japonicus (Sharp) | Lung and stomach problems, fever, and cramps | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Dineutus marginatus (Sharp) | Lung and stomach problems, fever, and cramps | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Hydrophilidae | Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius) | Skin disorders, cramps, and whooping cough | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Hydrophilus affinis (Thunberg) | Skin disorders, cramps, and whooping cough | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Hydrophilus acuminatus (Motschulsky) | Skin disorders, cramps, and whooping cough | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Lampyridae | Lampyridae spp. | Cancer | Oral | [29] | |
| Aquatica lateralis (Motschulsky) | Bleedings, tumours, whooping cough, haemorrhoids, and as hair tonic | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Lucanidae | Lucanus macrifemoratus (Motschulsky) | Treatments of gynaecological problems | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky) | Treatments of gynaecological problems | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Meloidae | Epicauta gorhami (Marseul) | Treatments of hair, skin excretory (kidney) system, rabies and warts | Non-specified | [25] | |
| Mylabris pustulata (Latreille) | Dog bite and Hydrophobia | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Mylabris sp. | Blisters and warts | Topical | [25,28] | ||
| Lytta vesicatoria (Linnaeus) | Urinary disorders and aphrodisiac | Non-specified | [8,42] | ||
| Berberomeloe majalis (Linnaeus) | Warts | Non-specified | [16] | ||
| Pseudomeloe andensis Guérin-Méneville | Warts | Non-specified | [16] | ||
| Palembus dermestoides (Farmaire) | Sexual impotence, ophthalmological problems, rheumatism, and weakness | Non-specified | [8,43] | ||
| Lytta sp. | Sickle cell anemia | Oral | [39] | ||
| Scarabaeidae | Melolontha vulgaris (Fabricius) | Scratches, anemia, and rheumatism | Non-specified | [8,12] | |
| Scarabaeus laticollis (Linnaeus) | Painful urination | Non-specified | [39] | ||
| Propomacrus sp. | Cough | Non-specified | [1] | ||
| Strategus aloeus (Linnaeus) | Aphrodisiac | Non-specified | [8] | ||
| Megasoma actaeon (Linnaeus) | Aphrodisiac | Non-specified | [8] | ||
| Tenebrionidae | Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) | Diabetes and obesity | Non-specified | [44,45] | |
| Palembus dermestoides (Farmaire) | Asthma, arthritis, tuberculosis and sexual impotence | Non-specified | [46] | ||
| Blaps sulcata (Laporte de Castelnau) | Scorpion bites | Non-specified | [16] | ||
| Tenebrionidae | Tenebrio molitor (Linnaeus) | Anti-inflammatory (stroke) | Non-specified | [47] | |
| Odonata | Libellulidae | Sympetrum darwinianum (Selys) | Throat aches, asthma, tumours, fever, and whooping cough | Non-specified | [26] |
| Sympetrum pedemontanum (Müller in Allioni) | Asthma | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Sympetrum croceolum (Selys) | Asthma | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Sympetrum frequens (Sélys) | Asthma | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Orthetrum albistylum (Selys) | Asthma | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Crocothemis servilia (Drury) | Ear, eye, throat and gut problems, fever, diphtheria, and cough | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Diptera | Culicidae | Culex pipiens (Linnaeus) | Venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26] |
| Aedes japonicus (Theobald) | Venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Aedes albopictus (Skuse) | Venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Anopheles japonicus Coluzzi | Venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Dryomyzidae | Dryomyza formosa Wiedemann | Fever, snake bite, gut and stomach problems and vision | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Muscidae | Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus) | Snake bites, fever, gut and stomach problems, vision, tooth ache, skin disorders and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Musca domestica (Linnaeus) | Sickle cell anaemia, male infertility, eye cysts, baldness, scorpion and snake bites, fever, gut and stomach problems, vision Fever, tooth ache, skin disorders and haemorrhoids | Oral | [26,39] | ||
| Muscina stabulans (Fallen) | Snake bites, fever, gut and stomach problems and vision tooth ache, skin disorders and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus) | Snake bites, fever, gut and stomach problems and vision tooth ache, skin disorders and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [16,26,39] | ||
| Calliphora lata (Coquillett) | Snake bites, fever, gut and stomach problems, vision, tooth ache and skin disorders and venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Syrphidae | Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus) | Vision, tooth ache, fever, and cramps | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Tabanidae | Tabanus trigonus Coquillett | Vision and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Tabanus rufidens (Bigot) | Vision and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Tabanus chrysurus (Loew) | Vision and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Tabanus mandarinus (Schiner) | Vision and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Tipulidae | Tipula oleracea (Linnaeus) | Analgesic and measles in children | Oral | [28] | |
| Hemiptera | Alydidae | Leptocorisa varicornis (Fabricius) | Fever | Oral | [29] |
| Aphididae | Schlechtendalia chinensis (Bell) | Eggs used in connection with bleedings, intestinal and uterine problems; adults in connection with cough, dysentery, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Belostomatidae | Lethocerus deyrollei (Vuillefroy) | Eggs used in connection with bleedings, intestinal and uterine problems; adults in connection with cough, dysentery, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Lethocerus indicus (Lepeletier and Serville) | Nocturnal emission, gastro-intestinal problems, rheumatoid arthritis, and wound healing | Oral | [1,28] | ||
| Cicadidae | Terpnosia vacua (Kato) | Anaemia; ear problems, tooth ache, fever as well as kidney problems, tumours, smallpox, coughs, and haemorrhoids; Migraine headache and ear infection | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Platypleura kaempferi (Fabricius) | Anaemia; ear problems, tooth ache, fever as well as kidney problems, tumours, smallpox, coughs, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky) | Anaemia; ear problems, tooth ache, fever as well as kidney problems, tumours, smallpox, coughs, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Cryptotympana japonensis (Kato) | Anaemia; ear problems, tooth ache, fever as well as kidney problems, tumours, smallpox, coughs, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Huechys sanguinea (DeGeer) | Migraine headaches and ear infections | Non-specified | [8] | ||
| Tanna japonensis (Distant) | Anaemia; ear problems, tooth ache, fever as well as kidney problems, tumours, smallpox, coughs, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Hyalessa maculaticollis (Motschulsky) | Anaemia; ear problems, tooth ache, fever as well as kidney problems, tumours, smallpox, coughs, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Meimuna opalifera (Walker) | Anaemia; ear problems, tooth ache, fever as well as kidney problems, tumours, smallpox, coughs, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Cimicidae | Cimex lectularius Linnaeus | Venom of snakes, lethargy, urinary problems, eyes, ears, hysterical suffocation, worms, and epileptic attacks | Non-specified | [16] | |
| Coccidae | Ericerus pela (Chavannes) | Bleedings, lung and stomach problems and warts | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Coreidae | Thasus gigas (Klug) | Diabetes | Oral | [28,48] | |
| Dinidoridae | Coridius singhalanus (Distant) | Fever, treating jaundice, malaria and to increase milk production. | Non-specified | [45] | |
| Kerriidae | Kerria lacca (Kerr) | Diarrhea, indigestion, measles, macula, and scabies | Non-specified | [6,49] | |
| Kermesidae | Kermes ilicis (Linnaeus) | To prevent abortion from strain and injury, and menstrual problems | Non-specified | [16] | |
| Nepidae | Laccotrephes japonensis (Scott) | Eggs used in connection with bleedings, intestinal and uterine problems; adults in connection with cough, dysentery and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26,50] | |
| Ranatra chinensis (Mayr) | Eggs used in connection with bleedings, intestinal and uterine problems; adults in connection with cough, dysentery, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Ranatra unicolor (Scott) | Eggs used in connection with bleedings, intestinal and uterine problems; adults in connection with cough, dysentery, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Laccotrephes ruber (Linnaeus) | Cardiovascular (blood purification) | Oral | [28] | ||
| Pentatomidae | Udonga montana (Distant) | Pain | Oral | [28] | |
| Hymenoptera | Apidae | Apis cerana indica (Fabricius) | Cough, fever, cancer, cracks, diabetes and scars, cold, sore throat, burns, tongue ulcer, gastritis, and wart | Oral | [1,6,25,29,51,52] |
| Apis cerana japonica (Radoszkowski) | Skin, respiratory, urinary, and intestinal disorders, snake bite and rabies; skin and digestive problems and snake bite: Larvae and adults in connection with rheumatism, influenza, the common cold and whooping cough; wax for freckles and constipation | Oral | [26] | ||
| Apis dorsata Fabricius | Cracks and scars, skin, respiratory, urinary, and intestinal disorders, snake bite and rabies, skin and digestive problems, rheumatism, influenza, common cold, whooping cough; wax for freckles and constipation, cold, cough and sore throat, burns, tongue ulcer, gastritis, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive, and anti-arthritic properties. | Oral | [6,25,26,51] | ||
| Apis florea (Fabricius) | Respiratory problems (coughs), cold, sore throat, burns, tongue ulcer, gastritis, and wart | on-specified | [28,51] | ||
| Apis laboriosa (Smith) | Respiratory problems (coughs) | on-specified | [28] | ||
| Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) | Throat pain, irregular menstruation, cough, cold, general fatigue, sickle cell anemia, and burns and cuts, menopausal problems, Intestinal, helminthiasis, strangulated hernia, sexual impotence, insomnia, memory losss, heart diseases, difficulty breathing, voice extinction, pneumonia, bladder lithiasis, diabetes, constipation, hemorrhage in women, nausea, burns, pyrosis, toxin, stomach aches, foot pain, gonorrhea, ulcer, itching, anal bleeding, amenorrhea and infertility | on-specified | [8,25,53,54] | ||
| Lepidotrigona arcifera (Cockerell) | Gynaecological/andrological problems, and venomous animal bites | on-specified | [28,51] | ||
| Lophotrigona canifrons (Smith) | Gynaecological/andrological problems, and venomous animal bites | on-specified | [28,51] | ||
| Melipona indecisa (Cockerell) | Sour throat | on-specified | [55] | ||
| Melipona mimetica (Cockerell) | Balm, blood kidney, eyes, inflammation and sour | on-specified | [55] | ||
| Melipona scutellaris (Latreille) | Cough | on-specified | [8] | ||
| Nannotrigona perilampoides (Cresson) | Eye | on-specified | [55] | ||
| Paratrigona eutaeniata Camargo et Moure | Eyes | on-specified | [55] | ||
| Scaptotrigona ederi Engel | Balm, kidney, eyes, inflammation sour throat, tumor, wound healing | on-specified | [55] | ||
| Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) | Cough | on-specified | [8] | ||
| Xylocopa appendiculata (Smith) | Fever, respiratory/lung ailments, and haemorrhoids | on-specified | [26] | ||
| Braconidae | Euurobracon penetrator (Smith) | Cases of cramp | on-specified | [26] | |
| Cynipidae | Diplolepis rosae (Linnaeus) | Diarrhea and dysentery, and for scurvy, stone and worms | on-specified | [16] | |
| Formicidae | Pogonomyrmex californicus (Buckley) | Panacea | Oral | [56] | |
| Tetraponera rufonigera (Jordan) | Body pain | Oral | [29] | ||
| Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) | Coughs, fever, gastritis, malaria, typhoid, edema, sinus infections, analgesic, common cold, Jaundice, enteric problems, whooping hungriness, cancer and nose bleeding, malaria, throat pain, breathing problem, asthma, boils/pox, measles, for the treatment of detoxification blood, arresting hemorrhage during miscarriages, restoration of uterus, removal of any aftermath from the uterine canal after childbirth, stimulating pulse and heartbeat, and dizziness | Oral | [6,25,28,29,51,[57], [58], [59], [60]] | ||
| Myrmicaria brunnea (Saunders) | Body ache | Oral | [29] | ||
| Pseudoneoponera rufipes (Jerdon) | Scabies, toothache, wounds, high blood pressure and malaria | Non-specified | [25] | ||
| Polyrhachis dives Smith | Rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, inflammatory diseases, and central nervous system | Oral | [61] | ||
| Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius) | Azoospermia | Oral | [39] | ||
| Pseudoneoponera rufipes (Jerdon) | Toothaches and blood pressure | Non-specified | [6] | ||
| Tetramorium sp | Anti-bacterial properties, sprain, Inflammation, cyst, hip pain, headache, neurological problems, retention of acute urinary, gynecological problems, and chronic cough | Topical and Oral | [39] | ||
| Camponotus sp. | Foot pain and retention of acute urinary | Topical and Oral | [39] | ||
| Pachycondyla sp. | Knee pain, headache, stomach aches, neurological problems, retention of acute urinary and toxin | Topical and Oral | [39] | ||
| Mutillidae | Dasymutilla ocidentalis (Linnaeus) | Chickenpox | Non-specified | [62] | |
| Sphecidae | Sceliphron sp. | Inflammation, vomiting, allergy due to stings, sprain, hiccups, female infertility, lipoma, soa throat, hip pain, foot pain, mumps, cough, fontanel problem, vomiting and migraine | Non-specified | [25] | |
| Vespidae | Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus) | Lipoma, heart diseases and whitlow | Topical and Oral | [39] | |
| Polistes carolina (Linnaeus) | Piles and general wound | Non-specified | [25] | ||
| Vespa affinis (Linnaeus) | Cancer | Oral | [29] | ||
| Vespa mandarinia (Smith) | Skin diseases, fever respiratory problems, whooping cough, ear, eye and dental problems, skin disorders and cramps | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Vespa auraria (Smith) | Skin diseases, fever, respiratory problems, whooping cough, ear, eye and dental problems, cramps, and haemorrhoids | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Lepidoptera | Aegeriidae | Paranthrene regalis (Butler) | Stomach upsets, cramps, gynaecological issues, and diphtheria | Non-specified | [26] |
| Bombycidae | Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) | Pneumonia, stopping bleedings, throat troubles, fever, and snake bite Pupae used in connection with throat problems, tuberculosis, kidney problems, bleedings, counter snake bite, vertigo and convulsions and fever |
Non-specified | [16,25,26] | |
| Brahmaeidae | Brahmaea japonica (Butler) | Cramps, respiratory, anemia and stomach troubles | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Cochlidionidae | Cnidocampa flavescens (Walker) | Cramps, vision | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Erebidae | Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus) | homeopathic tinctures | Non-specified | [16] | |
| Spilosoma obliqua (Walker) | Dog bites | Non-specified | [6] | ||
| Gracillariidae | Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick) | Fever and to increase milk flow in lactating women | Non-specified | [6,63] | |
| Hesperiidae | Erionota torus (Evans) | Sexual weakness and venomous animal bites | Oral | [28] | |
| Hepialidae | Endoclita excrescens (Butler) | Lung and stomach troubles and snake bite | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Notodontidae | Bombyx processionea (Linnaeus) | Homeopathic tinctures | Non-specified | [16] | |
| Papilionidae | Pachliopta aristolochiae (Fabricius) | Snake bite | Non-specified | [25] | |
| Holocerus vicarious Karsch | Fever and cramps | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Papilio xuthus (Linnaeus) | Fever and cramps, skin disorders, lumps, and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Papilio machaon (Linnaeus) | Fever and cramps, skin disorders, lumps, and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Papilio protenor (Cramer) | Fever and cramps, skin disorders, lumps, and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Papilio macilentus (Janson) | Fever and cramps, skin disorders, lumps, and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Byasa alcinous (Klug) | Fever and cramps, skin disorders, lumps, and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Graphium sarpedon nipponus (Fruhstorfer) | Fever and cramps, skin disorders, lumps, and tumours | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Psychidae | Cryptothelea minuscula (Butler) | Toothache and respiratory problems | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Oiketicus kirbyi (Guilding) | Asthma, earache, and hemorrhage | Non-specified | [6] | ||
| Saturniidae | Antheraea yamamai (Guérin-Méneville) | Asthma, cramps, throat and skin troubles, lumps, and cramps | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Antheraea pernyi (Guérin-Méneville) | Tumor growths and lumps | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Samia cynthia (Drury) | Analgesic, blood pressure and diabetes | Non-specified | [25] | ||
| Caligula japonica (Moore) | Skin problems | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Cirina butyrospermi (Vuillet) | Asthma, arteria, hypertension, avitaminosis, abdominal bloating, diabetes, and tetanus | Oral | [39] | ||
| Rhodinia fugax (Butler) | Whooping cough | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Sphingidae | Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus) | Tuberculosis, stomach upsets, lumps, tumours and fever | Non-specified | [26] | |
| Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus) | Tuberculosis, stomach upsets, lumps, tumours and fever | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Psilogramma increta (Walker) | Tuberculosis, stomach upsets, lumps, tumours and fever | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Theretra nessus (Drury) | Tuberculosis, stomach upsets, lumps, tumours and fever | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Theretra oldenlandiae (Fabricius) | Tuberculosis, stomach upsets, umps, tumours and fever | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus) | Tuberculosis, stomach upsets, umps, tumours and fever | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Mantodea | Mantidae | Hierodula coarctata (Saussure) | Urological problems (enuresis) | Oral | [28] |
| Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus) | Otorrhoea, fever, beriberi, tooth ache, fever, hair, and respiratory problems | Topical | [26,29] | ||
| Tenodera sinensis (Saussure) | Otorrhoea, fever, beriberi, tooth ache, warts, fever, hair and respiratory problems | Masticate on warts | [26,28] | ||
| Tenodera angustipennis (Saussure) | Otorrhoea, fever, beriberi, tooth ache, fever, hair, and respiratory problems | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Statilia maculata (Thunberg) | Otorrhoea, fever, beriberi, tooth ache, fever, hair, and respiratory problems | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Hierodula patellifera (Serville) | Otorrhoea, fever, beriberi, tooth ache, fever, hair, and respiratory problems | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Ephemeroptera | Ephemeridae | Ephemera danica Müller | Stomach disturbance | Non-specified | [26] |
| Neuroptera | Myrmeleonidae | Hagenomyia micans (McLachlan) | Fever, migraine/headaches, beriberi, gonorrhea, and whooping cough | Non-specified | [26] |
| Megaloptera | Sialidae | Protohermes grandis (Thunberg) | Lung, stomach, and gut problems | Non-specified | [26] |
| Orthoptera | Acrididae | Oxya sp. | Nocturnal emission | Oral | [1] |
| Oxya velox (Fabricius) | Adults used in cases of fever, respiratory, skin, and gynaecological problems, effective in treating cancer, haemorrhoids and anaemia | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Oxya vicina Wattenwyl. | Fever, respiratory, skin, gynaecological problems, cancer, haemorrhoids and anaemia | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Acrida bicolor (Thunber) | Hypertention | Non-specified | [8,38] | ||
| Hieroglyphus banian (Fabricius) | Dog bite | Non-specified | [25] | ||
| Locusta migratoria (Linnaeus) | Effective antidote to scorpion bites, piles, and thirst | Non-specified | [16] | ||
| Schistocerca gregaria (Forsskål) | Wound | Topical | [39] | ||
| Melanoplus sp. | Gastrointestinal problems | Oral | [28] | ||
| Gryllidae | Tarbinskiellus portentosus (Lichtenstein) | Malaria, headaches, and gastro-intestinal problems | Oral | [28] | |
| Gryllus assimilis (Fabricius) | Urine retention | Non-specified | [8,62] | ||
| Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus) | Pain, deafness, eyesight, and pancreas health | Oral | [29,39] | ||
| Gryllotalpidae | Scapteriscus borellii (Giglio-Tos) | Intestinal worms | Oral | [29] | |
| Gryllotalpa africana (Palisot de Beauvois) | Fever, mitigate skin and kidney troubles, fight tumor growths and venereal disease | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Tettigoniidae | Tettigonia verrucivora (Kirby) | Warts | Non-specified | [16] | |
| Psocodea | Pediculidae | Pediculus humanus (Linnaeus) | Jaundice, venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26,64] |
| Plecoptera | Perlidae | Perla tinctipennis (McLachlan) | Cramps | Non-specified | [28] |
| Perla tibialis (Pictet) | Cramps | Non-specified | [28] | ||
| Siphonaptera | Pulicidae | Pulex irritans (Linnaeus) | Venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26] |
| Ctenocephalides canis (Curtis, 1826) | Venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26] | ||
| Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché, 1835) | Venereal diseases | Non-specified | [26] |