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Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, considering that the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a greater effect 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 health center in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One child with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.
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Govt Warns against Consuming Jatropha Fruits
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