Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report
Joint Authors
Enghoff, Henrik
Manno, Nicola
Tchibozo, Sévérin
List, Manuela
Schwarzinger, Bettina
Schoefberger, Wolfgang
Schwarzinger, Clemens
Paoletti, Maurizio G.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The first record of millipedes (Diplopoda) being regularly used for food by humans (the Bobo people of Burkina Faso) is given, including information on how the millipedes are prepared.
The species in question are Tymbodesmus falcatus (Karsch, 1881) and Sphenodesmus sheribongensis (Schiøtz, 1966) (Gomphodesmidae) and an unidentified species of Spirostreptidae.
New information on the nutritional value of millipedes is provided; unsaturated fatty acids, calcium, and iron contents are particularly high.
The millipedes’ defensive secretions, hydrogen cyanide and benzoquinones, present a severe challenge for the spread of millipedes as an everyday food source.
On the other hand, the possibility that benzoquinones may act as insect-repellents, as known from studies on nonhuman primates, and that sublethal cyanide ingestion may enhance human innate resistance to malaria, suggests promising ethnomedical perspectives to our findings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Enghoff, Henrik& Manno, Nicola& Tchibozo, Sévérin& List, Manuela& Schwarzinger, Bettina& Schoefberger, Wolfgang…[et al.]. 2014. Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018852
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Enghoff, Henrik…[et al.]. Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018852
American Medical Association (AMA)
Enghoff, Henrik& Manno, Nicola& Tchibozo, Sévérin& List, Manuela& Schwarzinger, Bettina& Schoefberger, Wolfgang…[et al.]. Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018852
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018852