About Dilong

      According to data investigation, earthworms are hermaphrodites, but they are ectozygotic mollusks. It has the characteristics of wide appetite and particularly large food intake. Earthworms are regarded as a mysterious gift because they are full of treasures. Earthworms have the advantages of wide distribution, strong reproductive ability, strong adaptability, and are not easily sick. Raising earthworms not only has ecological benefits, but also high breeding benefits, while increasing economic benefits. Therefore, the rational development and utilization of earthworms is a prospect for future development, benefiting the country, the people, and oneself.

The nutritional value of earthworms

Earthworms themselves are rich in protein, with fresh earthworm protein content accounting for over 20% and dry products reaching over 50% -70%. They contain 18 essential amino acids for the human body, with a complete range of essential amino acid types, basically meeting the WHO/FA0 standard that essential amino acid content should account for 40% of the total amino acid content in excellent proteins. Amino acids not only participate in the synthesis of proteins in the human body, but also in some special metabolic reactions and regulate certain physiological functions. For example, lysine and methionine jointly inhibit severe hypertension, aspartate aminotransferase can prevent the proliferation of cancer cells that require asparaginase, glutamate derivatives can prevent and treat memory disorders, instinctive renal hypertension, and mental retardation, and histidine can dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure. -Taken from "Research and Development Status and Prospects of Edible Earthworms"

 
  Application of Earthworms in Food

      During the 2019 Spring Festival season, "The Wandering Earth" has grossed over 3 billion yuan and swept across major online platforms, with audiences showing great interest in the durian flavored dried earthworms featured in the film. These are not just random ideas from the director. Earthworms themselves are very ancient creatures, and the popularity of dried earthworms in underground cities in movies is not unfounded imagination.

Application of Earthworms in Environmental Protection

With the rapid development of the economy, people's living standards are getting higher and higher, while the amount of household waste generated is also increasing. The use of earthworms to treat garbage is quite popular abroad. Utilizing earthworms to treat household waste is a very advantageous way for the harmless and resourceful treatment of waste, and it is also a new topic in environmental protection. Research has found that the interaction between microorganisms and earthworms can promote the degradation of pollutants in soil.

   
   The application of earthworm in the field of overall health

Earthworms, also known as earthworms, are a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. They are recorded in many medical masterpieces such as the Shennong Bencao Jing, the Compendium of Materia Medica, and the Huangdi Neijing.

In 1983, Japanese scholars extracted protease from earthworms, which was first discovered by Dr. Mihara and others. Earthworms contain an important enzyme called earthworm kinase.

The application value of earthworm castings
Earthworm castings are important high-quality organic fertilizers. Earthworm castings are granular, odorless, and have good water retention properties. The development and utilization value of earthworm feces products is great, and processing them into organic fertilizers is a high-quality fertilizer for greening, flower and grass cultivation.