Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System 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 8 kids were hospitalised from eating Jatrophajatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food safetycommissionerate has warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to consumption of harmful fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are poisonous, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The negative results after taking in the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning sensation in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, since the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a greater effect 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 taluk health center in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One child with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.