Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water Nikita Singhania Govt alerts versus 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 five ladies and 8 children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safetycommissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to consumption of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are poisonous, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The unfavorable results after taking in the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning sensation in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, considering that the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater influence on the health of kids, "Srinivas cautioned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) neighborhood who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk healthcare facility in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One kid with intellectual specials needs was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He stated
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.