Creepy Crawlies or Cures?

I would have to be hard pressed to eat a cockroach but they have become popular with the Chinese,not for their taste but for medicinal benefits. According to researchers they can cure a number of ailments,tuberculosis,cancer,cirrhosis,they also reduce inflammation and defy aging. They have been powdered and made into a cream used for burns and cosmetic facial masks. A syrup is being manufactured by a pharmaceutical company to cure gastroenteritis and duodenal ulcers. Another plus is they are cheaper and work faster than Western medicine. Obviously with a sudden demand for the critters farming cockroaches has become popular and profitable. They can be harvested every 4 months and sell for around $89. a pound. One farm harvested more than 100 tons in a year's time. Creepy as it sounds,it has to be better for a person than the chemicals that compose modern medicines.