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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 greater effect 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 child with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S informed TOI.He stated
members of the community were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.