Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System Nikita Singhania Govt warns against consuming jatropha[email protected]/ Dec 4, 2024, 23:53 IST Share AA + Text Size Small Medium Large Follow us Bengaluru: After a group of 5 females and 8 kids were hospitalised from consumingJatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food security commissionerate has cautioned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to intake of dangerous fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are dangerous, the seeds consist of a high concentration of ricin and are more poisonous.”The negative impacts after taking in the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, given that the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a higher effect on the health of children, “Srinivas warned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) neighborhood who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk health center 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 stated
members of the community remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.
