What is the most poisonous part of puffer fish? What if I get poisoned?

Puffer fish is also called puffer fish, which is a kind of highly poisonous fish containing tetrodotoxin, which is located in the internal organs of the fish. for the safety of life, it is recommended to remove the toxic parts before eating. So, what is the most poisonous part of puffer fish? What if I get poisoned?

1. Introduction of puffer fish

1. What is the nickname of puffer fish?

There are many nicknames for puffer fish, which vary from place to place, such as bubble fish, belly fish, puffer fish, puffer fish (Jiangsu, Zhejiang), good fish and chicken bubble (Guangdong), chicken hug (Guangdong), tortoise fish (Guangxi), street fish (Fujian), wax head (Hebei), boat fish and so on.

2. What does puffer fish look like?

Globefish is a warm temperate and tropical coastal bottom fish, inhabiting the middle and lower layers of the ocean, the body is cylindrical, will inhale and expand when in danger, the back of the body is grayish brown, the side of the body is slightly yellowish brown, ventral white, 1 dorsal fin, no ventral fin, scaleless or small thorns.

3. What does puffer fish eat?

Puffer fish feed on fish, shrimp, crabs and shellfish, as well as insect larvae, Cladocera, copepods and higher plant leaves and filamentous algae, which are rarely eaten during reproductive migration.

Second, where is the most poisonous part of puffer fish?

1. Puffer fish is highly toxic because it contains tetrodotoxin, which is a colorless needle crystal, an animal alkali resistant to acid and high temperature, and one of the most toxic non-protein substances in nature. 1/50000000 of it can anaesthetize nerves in 30 minutes and kill people in 0.5mg.

2. Tetrodotoxin is located in fish viscera, including ovary, spleen, liver, kidney, blood, eyes, Gill rake, skin, testis and muscle, among which the ovary is highly toxic and is one of the most toxic parts.

3. The toxicity of each organ of puffer is arranged from big to small: ovary → spleen → liver → blood muscle → eye → Gill rake → skin → testis → muscle, but often has variation due to different seasons, ovarian development period is from February to May every year, the toxicity is strong, and the ovary degenerates after spawning from June to July, and the toxicity weakens.

Third, what if the puffer fish is poisoned?

1. The incubation period of puffer fish poisoning is 0.5-3 hours. Gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain occur first, followed by sensory and motor dysfunction, such as lip, tongue, limb and whole body numbness, limb weakness, eyelid aphasia, ataxia, hoarseness, dyspnea, arrhythmia and conduction block, coma, and finally respiratory and circulatory failure.

2. After puffer fish poisoning, vomiting should be carried out first, and patients can vomit all the puffer fish eaten in their bellies by eating soapy water, buckling their throats and so on; then send them to the hospital for gastric lavage, or guide diarrhea or eliminate toxins; finally, detoxification through injection, oral drugs and other ways.

3. In order to eat puffer fish without poisoning, fresh fish must be selected, the above toxic parts must be strictly removed, cleaned and thoroughly heated; it should be noted that if the fish dies for a long time, visceral toxins dissolve into body fluids and gradually seep into muscles, causing muscles to be poisonous.

The above is the introduction of the most poisonous parts of puffer fish and the solution after poisoning. I hope it will be useful to you.