Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water Supply Nikita Singhania Govt cautions 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 ladies and 8 children were hospitalised from consumingJatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food securitycommissionerate has warned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to usage of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are harmful, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The adverse results after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning sensation in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, given that 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 hospital in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One kid with intellectual specials needs was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He said
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.