Govt Warns against Consuming Jatropha Fruits ajmer amaravati amritsar bareilly bhubaneswar bhopal chandigarh chhatrapati sambhajinagar coimbatore cuttack dehradun wear down faridabad ghaziabad goa gurgaon<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.c City bengaluru mumbai delhi Hyderabad kolkata chennai</ agra agartala ahmedabadahmedabadajmeramaravatiamritsarbareillybhubaneswarbhopalchandigarhchhatrapati sambhajinagarcoimbatorecuttackdehradunwear downfaridabad ghaziabad goa gurgaonguwahatihubballiimphalindoreitanagarjaipurjammujamshedpurjodhpurkanpurkochikohimakolhapurkozhikodeludhianalucknowmaduraimangalurumeerutmumbairegionmysurunagpurnashiknavi mumbainoida patna prayagrajpuducherrypuneraipurrajkotranchithanesalemshillongshimlasrinagarsurattrichythiruvananthapuramudaipurvadodaravaranasivijayawadavisakhapatnamimages Web Stories Today’s ePaper photos weather Karnataka elections NewsCity News bengaluru News Govt alerts against consuming jatropha fruits Trending Delhi Weather Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System Nikita Singhania Delhi Weather Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of WaterNikita SinghaniaDelhi Weather Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water System Nikita Singhania Govt warns versus 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 females and 8 kids were hospitalised from eating Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food security commissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being affected due to consumption of harmful fruits.Commissioner of food security, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are dangerous, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more poisonous.”The adverse effects after consuming the seeds are throwing up, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning sensation in the throat.Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, since 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 healthcare facility in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One kid with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He saidmembers of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.