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• Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water 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 5 females and 8 children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food safety commissionerate has cautioned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to usage of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are toxic, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more poisonous.”The unfavorable results after consuming the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning feeling in the throat.
  Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, considering that the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a greater 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 medical facility in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One child with intellectual specials needs was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He stated

  members of the neighborhood remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.