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