Dangers of "pimp cup" poisoning and how to observe them What kind of pimp is safe?
"Pimp" is an animal that Thai people enjoy eating. Especially the part of "Pimp Egg" that is used to cook delicious food to the heart Until it is one of the menus that many people have to ask for in restaurants or even buy to cook at home.
But there is not one type of pimp. And there is an edible kind And cannot eat Because there is also poison Therefore, it can be dangerous if not observed well enough.
What kind of "King Crab" is "poisonous"
The Ramathibodi Toxicology Center states that there are two types of king crab in Thailand:
- Cup pimp or fire pimp or liguria (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda) This type of pimp is a poisonous pimp called tetrodotoxin.
- Plate pimp (Tachypleus gigas) This type of pimp is not poisonous. Villagers use it to cook
Difference between a cup pimp and a dish pimp
In general, both types of pimp can be distinguished by their external characteristics. The cup pimp is smaller. Size up to 18 cm. The tail is round and smooth. As for the pimp, its body is larger than its full size, it may grow up to 30 cm. If you see the tail section. The tail will be triangular. The top corner of the triangle is clearly jagged in the 1995 outbreak of scallop egg poisoning. Numbness in the mouth, limbs, followed by paralysis Patients who died due to apnea due to Breathing muscles not working
Symptoms when poisoned by a cup pimp
The symptoms of poisoning usually occur 10-45 minutes after eating the horseshoe crab, or up to 3 hours later depending on the species and habitat of the horseshoe crab, the season, the amount eaten. Or the amount of toxins received For example, eating pimp eggs, the symptoms of poisoning are more severe than eating meat. Symptoms usually begin with numbness, numbness in the tongue, mouth, hands, feet, and Muscle weakness starting from the hands, limbs, respectively, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, some may have saliva, mouth sweating, difficulty speaking, blurred vision. In very severe cases Will affect the muscles The content is weak. The patient may die within 6-24 hours of apnea.
Horseshoe crab round tail Do not eat
Initial toxicity testing data showed that some of the cup pimps found in Thailand were poisonous and some were non-toxic. In general, it is found to be about 30% toxic, but is unable to distinguish the toxin from the non-toxic from external characteristics. From asking patients Most of them eat pimp cups. Cause of eating a pimp cup Because of the villagers' false beliefs that the Hao-Ra is poisonous But the pimp cup is not poisonous.
So even though it is claimed to be a pimp cup But if found with a round tail Should not risk eating
- remind! Do not eat eggs, pimp cups (we-ra), very toxic to death.
