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 8 kids were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safetycommissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to intake of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are toxic, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The adverse effects after taking in the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, because the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher impact on the health of children, "Srinivas cautioned 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 released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.