Someone got poisoned after eating toads! Don't be greedy for these things →

Recently, a piece of news about "3 people in Hainan were poisoned after cooking toads" has attracted attention:

Three villagers in Wenchang City, Hainan Province suffered severe poisoning after eating toads caught without permission in a restaurant in Wencheng Town. The hospital determined that the poisoning was caused by eating toads. One of the villagers unfortunately died after failed rescue efforts.

Toads, commonly known as toads , are widely distributed in China. Their skin is rough and covered with large and small sebaceous glands. The pair behind the ear is the most developed, called the parotid glands. The white milky liquid or yellow liquid they secrete - toad venom, is the source of toad toxicity.

Eating toads can lead to life-threatening poisoning, with symptoms usually appearing 0.5 to 1 hour after eating. Mild symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, chest tightness, palpitations, cyanosis, arrhythmia, numbness of lips and limbs, dizziness, and headaches. Severe cases can lead to respiratory and circulatory failure, convulsions, shock, coma, and even death. If the toxin gets into the eyes by mistake, it can cause redness and swelling of the eyes, or even blindness.

In addition to toads, you should be careful when eating these animals and plants to prevent "poison from entering the body through the mouth"!!!

Puffer fish :

Pufferfish, scientifically known as Pufferfish, is found in coastal areas of my country and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is a kind of scaleless fish that can live in both fresh and sea water. Pufferfish tastes delicious, but it is highly toxic. The tetrodotoxin that causes poisoning is a non-protein neurotoxin that is 1,000 times more toxic than sodium cyanide, and 0.5 mg can kill a person.

Symptoms of poisoning include sensory paralysis, movement disorders, dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting, decreased blood pressure, breathing difficulties, etc. In severe cases, it can lead to death. The physical and chemical properties of pufferfish toxin are relatively stable, and common cooking methods cannot completely remove it. There is currently no specific antidote or treatment for poisoning caused by eating pufferfish.

Wild yam :

Wild yam, also known as calla lily, is poisonous throughout the plant, with the stems being the most toxic. The rhizomes of wild yam contain alkaloids and calcium oxalate, also known as toxic saponins; another toxic component is spicy and pungent, and eating the leaves and roots raw will cause strong irritation and burning sensation in the mouth and tongue. Its toxicity varies seasonally, with the highest at the end of the dry season. The toxicity of wild yam mainly acts on the central nervous system and produces methemoglobin, causing hypoxia in the body, and is also accompanied by symptoms of digestive tract irritation. In severe cases, respiratory obstruction can cause death.

Poisonous mushrooms:

Hainan Province has relatively rich wild mushroom resources, and poisoning incidents caused by eating poisonous wild mushrooms occur every year. The toxic components of poisonous mushrooms are complex, and the symptoms of poisoning vary, mainly including nausea, vomiting, salivation, tearing, mental confusion, acute anemia, jaundice, organ damage, etc. After poisoning, the condition is dangerous, the mortality rate is high, and there is no specific treatment. In severe cases, it can lead to death. Poisonous mushroom poisoning incidents occur throughout the year, mainly in summer and autumn. Poisoning incidents are mainly caused by family members picking and eating them by mistake. Regarding poisonous mushrooms, first, it requires professional institutions and personnel to identify whether wild mushrooms are poisonous. At present, there is no simple, easy and reliable identification method. Some identification methods circulated among the people and on the Internet have been proven to be unreliable. Don't easily believe the methods of identifying poisonous wild mushrooms on the Internet and in the publicity materials of some non-professional institutions. Second, the fundamental way to prevent poisoning from poisonous mushrooms is not to pick, eat, buy or sell wild mushrooms of unknown species. Third, once symptoms of poisoning occur after eating wild mushrooms, vomiting should be induced immediately and medical treatment should be sought as soon as possible.

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