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 8 children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food safety commissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to usage of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are dangerous, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The unfavorable impacts after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, since the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater influence on the health of kids, "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 kid with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.