Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water Supply Nikita Singhania Govt cautions versus taking in 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 women and eight children were hospitalised from eating Jatrophajatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safety commissionerate has warned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to usage of toxic fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha plants are dangerous, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The negative results after taking in the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, because 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) community who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk hospital in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One child with intellectual impairments 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.