Responsible for epidemic dropsy is -: (A) Sanguinarine, (B) Ergot alkaloids, (C) Pyrazolidine alkaloids, (D) Aflatoxin
Answer is A. The conatamination of mustard oil with argemone oil which contains a toxic alkaloid,sanguinarine causes epidemic dropsyREF.PARK'S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE.Editon-21.Page no.-608.