Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System Nikita Singhania Govt warns 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 five women and eight kids were hospitalised from consuming Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safety commissionerate has cautioned about the possibility of public health being affected due to consumption of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha plants are harmful, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The adverse impacts after consuming the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, because the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a higher influence on the health of kids, "Srinivas warned 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 released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.