Entomotherapy and healing with herbs have been a well-established method of fighting diseases for millennia. Its written records were documented in Old Egyptian papyri. Experience shows that insect-produced chemicals effectively fight many diseases, drawing the researchers' attention to exploring the insects' bioactive substances and verifying their therapeutic mechanisms. The usefulness of these efficacy has been proven e.g. in tumor therapy, inhibition of inflammatory phenomena, pain relief and hormone therapy  Kulcsszavak: rovarterápia, rovarhatóanyagok, ősi Egyiptom