Cultured puffer fish liver can not be eaten, because the internal organs are toxic, and the toxic component is tetrodotoxin, and people can die if they eat 0.5mg-3mg of dolphin poison. Poisoning symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, general numbness, dyspnea, cardiac arrest or shock and death. If you are poisoned, add a small amount of alkali or baking soda powder to warm water, dissolve it and drink it, which can alleviate the symptoms of poisoning, and then you need to be sent to a doctor for further treatment.

1. Can the farmed puffer fish liver be eaten?

The liver of artificially cultured puffer fish is inedible, and most of its internal organs are toxic, including liver, spleen, kidney, ovary, testis, eyeball, skin and blood, etc. The toxic component of puffer fish is tetrodotoxin, which can kill people if they eat 0.5mg-3mg. The toxin is very heat-resistant, and will not be broken if it is placed at 100℃ for 8 hours.

Second, the symptoms of poisoning

1, stomach discomfort, usually nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and even bloody stool and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

2. Abnormal sensation of limbs and trunk, paralysis of peripheral movement, numbness of lips, tongue tip and whole body, even numbness of extremities, weakness of limbs, ptosis, ataxia, flaccid paralysis and dyspnea.

3. In severe cases, the respiratory surface is shallow and irregular, the speech is unclear, and even the respiratory center and vascular motor center are paralyzed, and they die of respiratory paralysis, cardiac arrest or shock.

Third, how to eat puffer fish liver poisoning?

First, put your hand in your mouth, press the root of your tongue to induce vomiting and spit out residual toxins. Then, add a small amount of caustic soda or baking soda powder to a bowl of warm water, and drink it after dissolving. The diluted lye is harmless to human body and can destroy the residual tetrodotoxin in gastrointestinal tract. Finally, the patient will be sent to hospital for further treatment.

Fourth, how to eat puffer fish without poison

Most puffer fish have spots on their bodies, and the more spots, the more poisonous they are. Puffer fish with obvious spots on their bodies can't be eaten, which is very toxic. You can choose puffer fish with inconspicuous spots on their bodies to eat. After removing the internal organs, you need to wash the black things inside, and then rinse them with water several times.