In article 1056264490.991105@yasure, "Valkyrie" wrote:

"des weges" wrote in message
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biodegradeable and of very low toxicity even used in toothpaste

Why would you need an insecticidal toothpaste?

Just curious,
Val

In India where it is used for religious reasons, it is in shampoo because
it casts away the demons of baldness & makes your hair a shimmering river
like the hair of Shiva, & it is in toothpaste because it scares away the
evil spirits of tooth decay, & it is beauty creams rubbed on the face so
that you can become as beautiful as Radha. Leaves are chewed after
funerals to keep death-spirits from entering the bodies of the living
through the mouth. It is burned as evidence or strewn in doorways to keep
evil spirits away.

Science outside of India indicates it is toxic if injested or rubbed on
the skin, but so far most of the studies have been funded by Indic
interests for religious reasons. Even outside India, fact is, in much of
the world, superstition & religion all too often trumps science, & when
independent science is as lacking as it is at present, any old claim can
fill in.

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/