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Two scintillator detectors were constructed using the pigment Eysenhardtia polystachya, commonly known as Kidneywood, in an aqueous solution and a fluorite crystal, coupled to a silicon photomultiplier. These media were tested as scintillator media with a Sr90 electron source with an energy range of 0.5 to 2 MeV, obtaining a mean amplitude on the oscilloscope of 10 mV; with a frequency of 2 particles per second for flourite and 1 particle per second for the pigment. Using Beamline facilities at DESY II, the results indicate that the pigment Eysenhadrita polystachya does not scintillate on its own; it requires a dopant. The results show only Cherenkov radiation detection. The fluorite crystal, compared with the scintillator plastic, shows a discrepancy percentage between the two of 72%.