Nikita Singhania

• Delhi Weather
• Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water Supply Nikita Singhania Govt warns 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 women and eight kids were hospitalised from consuming Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food safety commissionerate has warned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to consumption of toxic fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are dangerous, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more harmful.”The adverse effects after taking in the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning feeling in the throat.
  Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, because the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a higher effect on the health of kids, “Srinivas cautioned 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 released in a day. One child with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He said

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