Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water Supply Nikita Singhania Govt alerts against taking in jatropha curcas 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 females and eight kids were hospitalised from consuming Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food securitycommissionerate has warned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to usage of poisonous 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 harmful."The adverse impacts after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning feeling in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, since the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher effect 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 medical facility in Chamarajanagar were released 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 neighborhood remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.