Indian tuba (English spelling)

Japanese: Indian tuba(英語表記)Indiantuba
Indian tuba (English spelling)

...It is said to contain less rotenone than Derris tuba, but the yield is large. Other Derris species that contain rotenone include D. ferruginea Benth. (English name: Indian tuba) from eastern India and D. triforiata Lour. (fish wisteria) from Assam to southern China, and are also used. Derris powder began to be used in Japan at the end of the Taisho era, and was one of the important insecticides until chemical insecticides were mass-synthesized, and was widely used as derris powder, emulsion, and soap preparations. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Indian tuba" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ロテノン含有はトバより少ないといわれるが,収量は多い。ほかにデリス属でインド東部産のインドトバD.ferruginea Benth.(英名Indian tuba),アッサムから中国南部に分布するギョトウ(魚藤)D.triforiata Lour.などにもロテノン成分が含有されており,利用される。 デリス粉末は,日本では大正時代末から利用が始まり,化学殺虫剤が大量に合成されるまでは重要な殺虫剤の一つで,デリス粉剤,乳剤,セッケン製剤として広く使用された。…

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