我国民间有食蚕美容的说法。方法是挑选不再食桑叶、已变透明的、肥胖活蚕数条投入沸水中煮熟或放入油锅中炸熟后食用,可使皮肤光滑细嫩、推迟皱纹出现。蚕含蛋白质,一般不入药,故性味功效主治未明。蚕食桑叶,是制蚕丝的原料。古代养生家以桑叶代茶以葆青春;其含氨基酸,胡萝卜素、维生素 B_1均有美容作用。蚕的粪便蚕沙含多量维生素 A 和 B 及多种氨基酸。随蚕长大,蚕粪中的氨基酸、组氨酸含量亦渐增多。蚕吐的丝含十多种氨基酸;所结的蚕 There is a saying that silkworm cosmetology is popular in our country. The method is to choose no longer eat mulberry leaves, has become transparent, fat live silkworm into boiling water, cooked or put it into the pan fried food, make the skin smooth and delicate, delay the appearance of wrinkles. The silkworm contains protein and is generally not used as medicine, so the nature of the taste is unknown. Encroaching on mulberry leaves is a raw material for making silk. Ancient health care providers use Mulberry Tea for their youth; their amino acids, carotene, and vitamin B_1 all have a cosmetic effect. Silkworm excrement contains a large amount of vitamin A and B and various amino acids. As the silkworm grows, the content of amino acids and histidine in silkworm feces gradually increases. Silkworm spit silk contains more than 10 kinds of amino acids;