Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water Nikita Singhania Govt cautions 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 women and 8 children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safety commissionerate has cautioned about the possibility of public health being affected due to intake of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are poisonous, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more harmful."The adverse impacts after taking in the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea happen within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, since 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) community who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk medical facility 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 told TOI.He stated
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.