<prompt> Cause of epidemic dropsy is?PyrolizidineSanguinarineFusarium toxinBOAA  <response>: ANSWER: B SanguinarineREF: Park 20th ed p. 571See APPENDIX-44 below for list of Food adulterants APPENDIX - 44Food AdulterantsDiseaseToxinAdulterantAdded toEffectsENDEMIC ASCITIS Pictow Disease in CanadaWinton Disease in New ZealandPyrrolizidine alkaloidsragxvort S. jacobea rattleweed Crotalaria retusa JHUNJHUNIA in IndiaMillet seeds Panicum malare- GONDHI in India Accidently by milk from cows feeding on these plantsHepatotoxic, hepatic veno-occlusive disease and liver cancerNEUROLATHYRISM or LathyrismJ-oxalyl-amino-alanine BOAA structural analogue of the neurotransmitter glutamateLathyrus sativus also known as Grass pea, Khesari Dhal or AlmortaBengal gram Red gramlack of strength in or inability to move the lower limbs, emaciation of gluteal muscles buttocks-characteristicOSTEOLATHYRISM or odoratismyS-aminopropionitrile BAPN antirheumatic agent in veterinary medicineLathyrus odoratus seeds sweet peasBengal gram Red gramcollagen cross-linking deficiency- rveakness and fragility of connective tissue i.e., skin, bones, and blood vessels angiolathyrismEPIDEMIC DROPSYBenzophenanthridinealkaloids,SANGUINARINE and dihydro-sanguinarineARGEMONE MEXICANA Mexican prickly poppy- Pivladhatura or Satyanashr in Indiamustard oilinhibition of Na-K- ATPase activity of heart - Proteinuria, edema, nephrotic syndrome, headache, nausea, loose bowels, erythema and breathlessness 