Shea butter has many uses and may or may not be refined. In the West it is most commonly used as an emollient in cosmetics and is less commonly used in food. Throughout Africa it is used extensively for food, is a major source of dietary fat, and for medicinal purposes. In Ghana and Nigeria, shea butter is a major ingredient for making the African black soap. Preparing a sandwich with fried shea tree caterpillars at the Boromo bus station in Burkina Faso. The edible protein-rich caterpillars of the moth Cirina butyrospermi which feed solely on its leaves are widely collected and eaten raw, dried or fried.
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Spirometra
Leech
Monilethrix
Flea
Mammillaria 
Boswellia
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