Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water Nikita Singhania Govt cautions 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 5 women and eight kids were hospitalised from consumingJatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food security commissionerate has cautioned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to consumption of poisonous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are toxic, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more harmful."The negative results after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning feeling in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, since the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater 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 health center in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One child with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.