Are sea anemones poisonous?

Sea anemone is a kind of plant in the sea, and it is a very precious medicinal material. If you are a Chinese medicine practitioner, you can study the folk remedies for anemones based on their characteristics. Treat some difficult and complicated diseases. People who have never eaten sea anemones will definitely want to know more about it, so the most basic common sense is required to know about the medical abortion sea anemones. If there is no problem. Sea anemones can be used with confidence. Are sea anemones poisonous?

Sea anemone toxin is a very toxic non-peptide substance, and only 2.3-31.5µg can kill a human. Sea anemone toxins were first isolated from soft corals in Hawaii in 1971 and have since been found in other marine organisms. Sea anemone toxin is a large natural product. Its structure was solved in 1981. Its molecular formula is C129H223N3O54, and its molecular weight is 2680.14g/mol. It contains 64 chiral centers and 7 isomerizable double bonds. The theoretical number of stereoisomers is 2 to the 71st power.

In 1980, relevant Chinese authorities discovered during a public survey that coastal fishermen were using sea anemones to treat illnesses. They collected the sea anemone Haliplanella luciae (V·) from Huanglong Island in Zhoushan and conducted a series of pharmacological experiments, discovering that the anemone toxin has very valuable biological activity.

In recent years, foreign scholars have also conducted a lot of experimental research on the medicinal use of anemones. For example, a neurotoxin with a molecular weight of 130,000 was found in the mantle anemone Aiptasia pallida; the lactone found in the large flower anemone Condylactic gigantea has an antibiotic-like effect; the protein extracted from the cat anemone Tealfa feidna L. has an antihistamine (i.e., anti-allergic) effect; the polytxin isolated from the poisonous anemone Polythoa toxica has obvious anti-cancer activity and cardiotonic effect...

Sea anemones can calm, relieve coughs, lower blood pressure, serve as anticoagulants, anti-bacteria, anti-cancer, and stimulate smooth muscles. It even has the effect of "promoting lactation", so the people of Huanglong Island call it "stone milk".

People also often use one fresh anemone, sprinkle a little ice flakes, dissolve it in water and apply it to the anus to treat hemorrhoids; cut the fresh anemone into strips and insert it into the anus, use it before going to bed every night to treat pinworm disease; if you have ringworm, rub the affected area externally. Both have good therapeutic effects.

The anemone has a really beautiful shape and when it contracts it resembles a drop of jelly. In order to repay the sea anemone, the lady fish often uses its attractive color to lure other fish into the poisonous tentacles of the sea anemone, allowing the sea anemone to have a full meal. As for why the ladyfish doesn't care about the venom of the sea anemone, it is because it has a layer of mucus on its body, which makes it naturally immune to the venom of the sea anemone.

The reason why this product is not recorded in ancient Chinese books is probably because the ancients mistakenly classified anemones as corals. This is not only because of their "natural beauty", but also because in the history of biological system development, they have similar genes, belong to the same class of Anthozoa, and have a close relationship. Therefore, the poems and fu about corals collected by Song Zhai may also refer to anemones.