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Would you or somebody kindly point me to some papers that indicate the natural presence of Rotenone in peanuts as my phone search isn't helping much.
A few here Nobby
Natural presence of Rotenone in peanuts
In Naturally Occurring Pest Bioregulators; Hedin, P.;
ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1991.
Fungal growth in peanuts, stilbene phytoalexins, 355-356.
Preharvest aflatoxin contamination of peanuts, 352-360
Rotenone, fish toxicity and crop protection, 317-318
Tephrosia Vogelii: A Source of Rotenoids for Insecticidal and Piscicidal Use. M. H. Gaskins
On the web
Rotenone is a resinous compound produced by the roots of two members of the Leguminoceae family*. Its common use is to control various leaf-feeding caterpillars, beetles, aphids and thrips on a wide variety of vegetables and small fruits. A slow-acting chemical, rotenone requires several days to kill most susceptible insects, but insect feeding stops shortly after exposure.
Rotenone is moderately toxic to most mammals, but is extremely toxic to fish. It's widely used to poison "trash" fish during restocking projects.
*Leguminosae
Arachis - a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (peanut)
Some Pesticides Permitted in Organic Gardening
Rotenone is extracted from the roots, seeds and leaves of tropical legumes.
Organic acids & juices
Other sources for use as a pesticide/piscicide:
The chemical compound rotenone, which is toxic to a number of organisms, is sufficiently abundant in the roots and stems of certain species belonging to the Papilionoideae that primitive peoples often used these plants to poison fish.
Fabales | plant order | Britannica.com
I must admit, I am also not aware of this particular compound, I am aware of an enzyme inhibitor present in the raw product that prevent absorbtion of certain vitamins, it is destroyed by boiling, if its good enough for Redmire , then its good enough for me.
Is the inhibitor that you refer to Phytic acid? If yes then boiling will reduce it to a safe level - the reason why particle preparation is important for fish well-being. But that has nothing to do with alflatoxins, they are not reduced to safe levels or destroyed by boiling.
Apparently it is Potassium Chloride that is used in lethal injections, and a quantity of bananas although massive would prove fatal, the radio active properties are more readily attributed to the Brazil nut, also a top bait, I might add, you seem convinced about this pesticide, are you sure its present in peanuts, zilch on the net.
Potassium cyanide (gas) and Potassium chloride (lethal injection) are both used to execute prisoners.
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