Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water Supply Nikita Singhania Govt alerts versus 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 eight kids were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food security commissionerate has actually cautioned about the possibility of public health being affected due to usage of toxic fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are toxic, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The adverse results after taking in the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, since the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher effect on the health of children, "Srinivas cautioned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) neighborhood who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk health center in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One kid with intellectual impairments 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.