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Vomiting and diarrhoea take place within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, given that the seeds have an enjoyable taste, there is a possibility of a greater effect on the health of kids, "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 child with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood remained in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.