Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System 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 five ladies and eight children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safety commissionerate has 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 include a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The unfavorable effects after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning feeling in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, considering that the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater effect on the health of kids, "Srinivas warned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) community who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk hospital in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One child with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.