Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System Nikita Singhania Govt warns against 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 five ladies and 8 kids were hospitalised from consumingJatropha 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 poisonous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are harmful, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more harmful."The negative impacts after consuming the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, because the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater influence on the health of kids, "Srinivas warned 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 kid with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.