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friendly. The practice of consuming insects as Result and Discussion
food is referred to Entomophagy. Although the
terms "micro-livestock" and "mini-livestock" are By using insect protein in supplements, processed
not synonymous with "* Entomophagy" they are meals and animal feeds, it is possible to significantly
occasionally used to group insects that humans expand the market for edible insects. In Jharkhand
can consume (Paoletti, 2002). However, due state commercial insect farming is expanding.
to the increased consumption of contemporary When insects are traditional meals for certain
foods, altered social structures, and demographic community, this fact may open the door for the
shifts, Entomophagy is becoming less frequent commercialization of edible insect pests in India.
in some locations (Yen, 2010). Different edible Utilization of Red Ants
bug species are preferred depending on flavor,
nutritional value, ethnic customs, local laws, Traditional Use
family history and ease of access (van Huis, Red ants, locally called as “how”(munda language)
2003). 1391 insects species were recorded or “kurkut” (birhor language) are consumed by the
as being consumed globally (Ramos-Elorduy, handful by the tribal people, particularly during the
1997). In the following years, the same author wet and winter months. Red ants (O. smargdina)
documented 1681 species in 14 insects orders are used by Birhor tribe and Munda community of
(Ramos-Elorduy, 2005) and more recently, 2086 Jharkhand as one of the foods during a tribal ritual
bug species that are consumed by 3071 ethnic in the month of April. One thing I have noticed is
groups in 130 countries (Ramos-Elorduy, 2009). that unless you try the ethinic food when you travel
The present article is an outcome of research somewhere. You have not really been there. So
carried out among the Birhor (PVTG) and Munda I have always wanted to try Jharkhand's Red ant
(Non-PVTG) tribe of Jharkhand. In Jharkhand, chutney. In the native Mundari language, the term
Birhor are mainly concentrated in the districts "How" (which is used in the state of Jharkhand,
of Ranchi, Khunti, Ramgarh, Hazaribagh and particularly in the area of “Kharsawan”) means ant.
singhbhum. Data on Birhor community was Most commonly, it is used in the form of a delicious
collected from three villages (Chipbandhdih, chutney as a dietary food mixed with green chili
Burudih and Basukocha) of Tamar block of Ranchi and is a regular food item of greater food value.
district, Jharkhand. For this study I took data on In their daily lives, the tribal population of Birhor's
Munda tribe located in the Kharsawan block of (87%) and Munda (79%) ideally use this species.
Saraikela- Kharsawan District. These villages In Munda society, it is used as medication in the
are-Haribhanja and Riding. · treatment of the common cold, particularly in
cases involving babies (5 years old) and adults.
Materials and Methods The whole body, including the eggs, was broken
The study's information was gathered from down into an aqueous state, combined with
specifically targeted informants in 2020-2022, necessary amount of green chili and then spoon-
including people of various ages with traditional fed to newborn or an adult patient as medication.
knowledge, educated youth, homemakers, and Within two or three days after intake, the result
various secondary sources. The schedule includes will be noticeable. Within two or three days, great
questions about the types of insects used as food, result might be expected. All age groups can use
how they were used, how they were prepared, this breathing technique. This ant's raw extract is
and at what stages of their lives they were also employed as an acidifying agent for cases
consumed, whether they were combined with of enteric gas. One cup of this juice, which is
other ingredients, insect culture, how they were made from the crude homogenate that has been
collected, and whether they had any other uses, created and left to filter, will provide relief in 1-2
such as economic use. As a result, the purpose of hours after ingestion. When a patient is vomiting,
this detailed study is to shed light on the role that the brood content is crushed to make an aqueous
insects have played in human cultures. extract, and the patient is then given the juice. As
of now, the vomiting should end in 5-7 hours. The