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• Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water Supply Nikita Singhania Govt cautions versus 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 five females and 8 children were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safety commissionerate has warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to intake of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are poisonous, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more harmful.”The adverse impacts after consuming the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning experience in the throat.
  Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, since the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher effect on the health of children, “Srinivas cautioned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) community who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk health center in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One child with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He stated

  members of the community remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.

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