Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System 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 females and eight kids were hospitalised from consumingJatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safety commissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to intake of poisonous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha plants are poisonous, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more poisonous."The adverse results after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning feeling in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, given that the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a greater impact 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 child with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He stated
members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.