Entomotherapy: Medicinal Insects

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Entomotherapy: concept of medical system. 3. Historical review: entomotherapy. 4. Whole insect body used for therapy. 5. Honey used for therapy. 6. Insect venom therapy. 7. Silk used as medicines. 8. Maggot therapy. 9. Insect anticoagulants. 10. Potential of drug discovery from insect anti-microbial peptides (AMPs). 11. Entomogenous fungus, yarsa gamboo: the wonder drug of Himalayas. 12. Insects: nutraceutical value. 13. Research, development and future of entomotherapy. 14. Conclusion. References. Insect index-entomotherapy.