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Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, because the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a higher 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 medical facility in Chamarajanagar were discharged in a day. One kid with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.