Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System Nikita Singhania Govt warns 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 five ladies and 8 children were hospitalised from consuming 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 harmful fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are toxic, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more poisonous."The adverse results after taking in the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, considering that the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater impact on the health of children, "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 released 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 were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.