Govt Warns Versus Consuming Jatropha Fruits
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Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, since the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher impact 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 informed TOI.He said
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.