Traditional medicinal knowledge about Leptocentrus substitutes Wlk. (Hemiptera: Membracidae) feeding on Asgandh (Withania somnifera) in Chhattisgarh, India. Updated Version.
Traditional medicinal knowledge about Leptocentrus substitutes Wlk. (Hemiptera: Membracidae) feeding on Asgandh ( Withania somnifera ) in Chhattisgarh, India. Updated Version. Pankaj Oudhia Introduction Entomophagy and Entomotherapy are well known in Asia since generations. Unfortunately not much work has been done to document valuable Traditional Medicinal Knowledge about Insects. Pankaj Oudhia is documenting this knowledge since year 1990. The present note “ Traditional medicinal knowledge about Leptocentrus substitutes Wlk. (Hemiptera: Membracidae) feeding on Asgandh ( Withania somnifera ) in Chhattisgarh, India.” is updated version of his previously published online research document available through pankajoudhia.com. Keywords: Entomophagy; Entomotherapy; Medicinal Insects; Ayurveda; Chhattisgarh; Leptocentrus substitutes is a well known polyphagus insect. In Chhattisgarh, it is becoming a problematic pest of sunflower. It damages tender shoot and ste...