Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water Nikita Singhania Govt cautions 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 women and 8 children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safety commissionerate has actually cautioned about the possibility of public health being affected due to usage of poisonous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha plants are toxic, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more poisonous."The negative impacts after taking in the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning feeling in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, because the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher influence on the health of children, "Srinivas warned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) neighborhood who were hospitalised at Kollegal talukhealth center in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One child with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He stated
members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.