Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water Nikita Singhania Govt alerts against taking in jatropha fruits!.?.!Pearl.DSouza@timesofindia.com/ Dec 4, 2024, 23:53 IST Share AA + Text Size Small Medium Large Follow us Bengaluru: After a group of 5 ladies and eight children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food security commissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to consumption of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha plants are dangerous, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The negative impacts after taking in the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, because the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a higher influence on the health of children, "Srinivas cautioned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) community who were hospitalised at Kollegal talukhospital in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One kid with intellectual specials needs was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.