Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report
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) (Go...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/651768 |