Can oriental salamanders eat?

Oriental salamander, also known as Chinese fire dragon, is a kind of amphibian salamander family, distributed in central and eastern China. Its epithelium is black, its skin is orange, and it has black spots. Most of them are ornamental salamanders, because they contain dolphin. Forbidden to eat and feed, let's take a look at whether Oriental salamander can eat it!

Can oriental salamanders eat?

Oriental salamanders can't eat. Oriental salamanders are colorful and cute, very similar to "baby fish", but because they are poisonous, they can only be used for viewing and are not recommended for pet feeding. At the same time, the oriental salamander has been listed in the list of terrestrial wildlife with important economic and scientific research value issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.

Is the oriental salamander poisonous?

Oriental salamanders are poisonous. As early as the 1930s, an experimental embryologist found that there is a strong toxin in salamander eggs and embryos. If salamander embryonic tissue is transplanted into salamanders, the latter will become paralyzed but will fully recover in a few days. In 1963, a professor at Stanford University first isolated the toxin from salamanders and named it Trica toxin, which turned out to be the same substance as tetrodotoxin.

Medicinal value of oriental salamander

[ingredients] proteins, peptides, amino acids, fats, etc.

The taste is bitter, bitter, cold and poisonous.

The meridians of lung, heart and spleen.

[efficacy] remove dampness and stop itching, clear heat and relieve pain.

[indications] for skin prurigo, scalding and other diseases.

[usage] take 1-2 fried soup for internal use and appropriate amount for external use.

[harvest] capture and wash in summer and autumn, use it medicinally after suffocating with wine, and dry it over low heat or fresh use.