Is sea cucumber poisonous?

Seafood is a feast for many people. Among seafood, the most common and precious one is sea cucumber. Many people who have never eaten sea cucumber will feel scared when they see the appearance of sea cucumber, mainly because sea cucumber is not very good-looking. But if the appearance is not good enough, the taste can make up for it. However, there are some people in the society who do not know much about sea cucumbers and think that sea cucumbers are poisonous and do great harm to our body. But are sea cucumbers really poisonous?

Sea cucumbers are precious nutritious foods, and some of them even have medicinal value. However, a few sea cucumbers contain toxic substances, which can cause

Cause poisoning. Sea cucumbers contain sea cucumber toxins, which have a strong hemolytic effect. Most of the toxin is concentrated in the thin, tubular organs of Cuvieria connected to the cloaca. Some sea cucumbers, such as the Dangpi sea cucumber, also contain high concentrations of sea cucumber toxins in their body walls. After hydrolysis, sea cucumber toxin can produce sea cucumber toxin anhydride. Spectral analysis revealed that sea cucumber toxin anhydride is a trihydroxylactone diene belonging to the terpene system.

People can be poisoned by accidentally eating poisonous sea cucumbers. In addition, contact with mucus discharged from the sea cucumber's digestive tract can also cause poisoning, which often manifests as local symptoms, namely local burning pain, redness and swelling, and skin inflammation reaction; when the venom contacts the eyes, it can cause blindness.

There are more than 30 known poisonous sea cucumbers, and nearly 20 species in my country. The more common ones include purple wheel sea cucumber, dangskin sea cucumber and sea cucumber. There is very little sea cucumber toxin in the body of an average sea cucumber. Even if a small amount of sea cucumber toxin is ingested, it can be hydrolyzed into non-toxic products by gastric acid. Therefore, edible sea cucumbers are generally safe.

Sea cucumbers contain sea cucumber toxins, which have a strong hemolytic effect. Most of the toxin is concentrated in the thin, tubular organs of Cuvieria connected to the cloaca. Some sea cucumbers, such as the Dangpi sea cucumber, also contain high concentrations of sea cucumber toxins in their body walls. After hydrolysis, sea cucumber toxin can produce sea cucumber toxin anhydride. Spectral analysis revealed that sea cucumber toxin anhydride is a trihydroxylactone diene belonging to the terpene system.

People can be poisoned by accidentally eating poisonous sea cucumbers. In addition, contact with mucus discharged from the sea cucumber's digestive tract can also cause poisoning.

The more common ones include purple wheel sea cucumber, Dangpi sea cucumber and sea cucumber. There is very little sea cucumber toxin in the body of an average sea cucumber. Even if a small amount of sea cucumber toxin is ingested, it can be hydrolyzed into non-toxic products by gastric acid. Therefore, edible sea cucumbers are generally safe.