Case series of Jatropha multifida poisoning

 

Geeta Panicker¹, Sony Thomas^2*, T P Antony³

 

 

Abstract              Jatropha multifida, from the family EUPHORBIACEAE is a flowering plant growing throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world particularly in India. Jatropha are fruit bearing and the seeds have pleasant taste, The plants are particularly attractive to children .studies have shown that children are most susceptible to jatropha poisoning when they ingest the seeds of the plant. Presented here is an unfortunate incident of mass poisoning where a group of 19 school children consumed jatropha seeds, mistaking them for eligible badham seeds. victims were hospitalized, promptly managed and recuperated successfully.

Keywords: jatropha multifida, poisoning.