Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water Nikita Singhania Govt alerts versus consuming 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 kids were hospitalised from consumingJatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food safety commissionerate has actually cautioned about the possibility of public health being affected due to intake of poisonous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are poisonous, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The negative impacts after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning sensation in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, because the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a higher effect 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 hospital 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 informed TOI.He said
members of the community remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.