African edible insects as human food–a comprehensive review

SA Siddiqui, OF Aidoo, M Ghisletta… - Journal of Insects as …, 2023 - brill.com
In Africa, food insecurity seems to be a continual problem as a result of various factors such
as extreme poverty, water scarcity, land degradation, and climate change. As a result …

Scarabaeidae as human food–A comprehensive review

SA Siddiqui, KA Ampofo, EK Dery… - Journal of Insects as …, 2023 - brill.com
Rising global population and sustainable protein demand have sparked interest in unique
food sources. Entomophagy, or insect consumption, presents a solution and Scarab beetles …

Bee Venom: Composition and Anticancer Properties

G Gajski, E Leonova, N Sjakste - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
Among the various natural compounds used in alternative and Oriental medicine, toxins
isolated from different organisms have had their application for many years, and Apis …

Acheta domesticus (house cricket) as human foods ‐ An approval of the European Commission ‐ A systematic review

SA Siddiqui, T Zhao, A Fitriani, SN Rahmadhia… - Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Entomophagy (consumption of insects) has been proposed as one of the important solutions
to the food crisis caused by population growth. Despite a long history of insect consumption …

Edible dragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata) as human food–A comprehensive review

SA Siddiqui, K Asante, N Ngah, YR Saraswati… - Journal of Insects as …, 2024 - brill.com
The rapid growth of the human population leads to a big concern about the food y and
demand worldwide. However, due to the reduction in global arable land area, humans need …

Edible black ant Smith (Carebara vidua) as human food–A systematic review

SA Siddiqui, LH Ho, SC Adimulam, A Nagdalian… - Journal of Insects as …, 2024 - brill.com
Meeting food security is one of the major global challenges to ensure sufficient supply of
food for current and future generations, considering increasing population growth and …

Edible Lepidoptera as human foods–a comprehensive review

SA Siddiqui, N Ngah, AM Eddy-Doh, I Ucak… - Journal of Insects as …, 2023 - brill.com
As the global population continues to grow, traditional protein sources like meat and fish are
becoming increasingly unsustainable due to their environmental impact. Edible insects, on …

Heteropterans: a treasure trove of therapeutic proteins

MR Devi, AS Koijam, A Brockmann… - Journal of Insects as Food …, 2024 - brill.com
Heteroptera belongs to a group of highly diversified insect forms ranging from plant feeders,
blood-feeders, predators, scavengers, detritivores, and fungivores with terrestrial or aquatic …

Efficacy of propolis and royal jelly in attenuating cadmium-induced spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis dysregulation, causing infertility in rats

A Amr, AEA Karim, M Augustyniak, AE Wakil… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Bee-derived pharmaceutical products, including propolis (PRO) and royal jelly (ROJ),
possess outstanding pharmacological properties. However, their efficiency in counteracting …

Revisiting edible insects as sources of therapeutics and drug delivery systems for cancer therapy

B Sinha, Y Choudhury - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cancer has been medicine's most formidable foe for long, and the rising incidence of the
disease globally has made effective cancer therapy a significant challenge. Drug discovery …