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Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, since the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater impact 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 hospital in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One kid with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He stated
members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.