Ants are famous for their strength and rich nourishment. They have been used as foods and medicines in many countries all over the world. In China, the period is over 3,000 years. "Compendium of Materia Medica" a book written by Li Shizhen (1587 A.M. Ming dynasty ) recorded ant's toxicity, biological characteristics and medical effects. Now people eat ants to cure disease or keep strong. For example, an ancient work recorded that the ant paste which was mainly made up of ants' eggs, larvae and pupa was provided to enjoy the Emperor. In the city Dalian, Liao Ning Province, an old man named Jiang has recovered from a lot of diseases for insisting on eating ants and get health and longevity.
Many ants are used in China. There are spine ant ( Polyrachis vicina ), tree ant(P. lamellidens ), black ant ( Formica fusca )and red ant (F. rufa ), etc. The spine ant was advanced researched. Now ants have been identified as foods by the National Health Ministry. They can improve people's health, prevent them from sickness and cure of many diseases. Their biological characteristics, chemistry, pharmaceutical and clinical effects have been studied by many institute of China.
The spine ant contains 28 amino acids(8 essential to humans ) minerals such as Ca, Fe, Mn, Zn, Se( especially rich in Zn, with up to 120--198mg/1000g ants ), vitamins etc. and many bioactive substance such as chitin, growth hormone, herbaceous ant aldehyde. The ants have many pharmaceutical and clinical effects in treatment of inflammation, leg and back ache, anxiety and insomnia, arthritis( especially rheumatoid arthritis ), hepatitis, low sexual desire , sexual impotence, weak after cancer operation, diabetes and neuroses etc. Meanwhile, the spine ant can regulate the immune balance, too.
People can eat ants whether you are health or have diseases. They can cure of your diseases and keep you strong.
We can offer dry spine ant and its powder.
Dry spine ant powder : 10kg / bag. US$35/kg. or capsules.