What is the most poisonous part of puffer fish?

Puffer fish, also known as bubble fish, belly fish, puffer fish, etc., are the general name of the bony fish family, inhabiting the middle and lower layers of the ocean, and a few species enter the freshwater river. the common ones are red-finned Oriental Fugu, Dark-striped Oriental Fugu, Black Gill Rabbit Fugu, concave-nosed Fugu, Black spot Fugu, and so on. Let's take a look at the most poisonous part of puffer fish.

What is the most poisonous part of puffer fish?

The toxic parts of puffer fish are liver, gonad, liver, stomach and blood, and the toxicity of each organ from strong to weak is ovary, spleen, liver, blood tendons, eyes, Gill rake, skin, but the amount of toxin often varies with different seasons. the toxicity of ovary is stronger from February to May each year, weakens after spawning from June to July, and the toxicity of liver is the strongest in spring spawning period. On the other hand, the testis and muscles are non-toxic, and visceral toxins can gradually infiltrate into the muscles if the fish die for a long time.

What if I get poisoned by eating puffer fish?

1, first of all, puffer fish poisoning must be carried out vomiting, let the patient eat into the belly of puffer fish all vomit, can eat soapy water, buckle throat and other ways, let the patient violently vomit the food residue in the stomach.

2, then, immediately sent to the hospital to lavage the stomach, in fact, many people with pesticide poisoning and food poisoning, the doctor will immediately lavage the patient's stomach after being sent to the hospital, this is a good beginning of detoxification.

Third, there is no particularly fast and effective drug to detoxify tetrodotoxin, so doctors will detoxify patients by injection, oral drugs and other ways after being sent to hospital.

Finally, the drugs used for different symptoms are also different, but atropine is basically certain, in addition, strychnine hydrochloride, dopamine, norepinephrine, nikethamide and so on will be used symptomatically.

Which parts of puffer fish are poisonous?

1. Ovary: the ovary of puffer fish is the most toxic and strongest part.

2. Liver: the liver is the highly toxic part of puffer fish.

3. Blood: the blood of puffer fish is poisonous, especially the two so-called spinal clots, that is, the spleen.

4. Stomach and intestines: the stomach and intestines of puffer fish are also toxic, but the toxicity is much less than that of ovaries and liver.

5. Skin: the amount of poison in the skin of puffer fish varies from species to species, usually very little or non-toxic.

6. Testes: the testes of puffer fish are slightly toxic or non-toxic.

7. Muscle: the muscle of puffer fish can be regarded as non-toxic.