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• Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water 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 kids were hospitalised from consuming Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food security commissionerate has cautioned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to consumption of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are harmful, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous.”The adverse effects after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort 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 higher influence 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 kid with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He stated

  members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.

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