Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water Supply Nikita Singhania Govt alerts against taking in jatropha 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 5 ladies and 8 kids were hospitalised from consuming Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district recently, the food safetycommissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to intake of poisonous fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, stated while all parts of jatropha plants are dangerous, the seeds contain a high concentration of ricin and are more harmful."The unfavorable impacts after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of intake. Also, considering that the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a greater influence on the health of children, "Srinivas warned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) community who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk hospital in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One child with intellectual specials needs was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He stated