Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System Nikita Singhania Govt alerts versus taking in jatropha[email protected]/ 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 last week, the food security commissionerate has warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to intake of poisonous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are harmful, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more harmful."The adverse effects after consuming the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning feeling in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, since the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a greater effect on the health of kids, "Srinivas cautioned about the evergreentropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) neighborhood who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk healthcare facility in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One kid with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He stated
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.