Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System Nikita Singhania Govt warns versus 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 5 women and eight children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safety commissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to consumption of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are poisonous, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The unfavorable impacts after consuming the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning sensation in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, because the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher effect 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 health center in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One child with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He stated