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• Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water Nikita Singhania Govt alerts against consuming 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 Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food security commissionerate has cautioned about the possibility of public health being affected due to intake of poisonous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha plants are toxic, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more harmful.»The unfavorable impacts after consuming the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning feeling in the throat.
  Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, because the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher effect 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 taluk medical facility in Chamarajanagar were discharged 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 community remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.