Which one of the following cannot be the cause of dangerous "dropsy" occurring in people eating adulterated mustard oil cooked food (as happened in India) –

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Oil adulteration of paddy husk. Oil adulteration of paddy husk cannot be the cause of dangerous "dropsy" occurring in people eating adulterated mustard oil cooked food (as happened in India). Argemone toxicity causes the disease called epidemic dropsy and is characterized by pathological accumulation of diluted lymph in body tissues and cavities. It contains Cyanide and it is fatal.

Which one of the following cannot be the cause of dangerous "dropsy" occurring in people eating adulterated mustard oil cooked food (as happened in India) –

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