One and a half dozen children ill after eating Ratanjot seeds: Children who went out to play in the recess broke and ate the seeds, sent to the hospital after vomiting

About one and a half dozen children studying in the primary school of Hanumat Dongri village of Damoh block ate in the middle of Ratanjot during the half school holiday. When everyone vomited on reaching home, the children were brought to Abhana Health Centre. From there all have been referred to the district hospital. The condition of all the children is normal, they are being treated.

Primary school teacher Charan Patel said that there was a half-time break in the school, during which the children came to play in the school premises. Some children ate the seeds of Ratanjot planted outside. After about an hour and a half, when these children started vomiting, they were questioned.

The children told that they had eaten the seeds of Ratan Jot. After this all the children were taken to Abhana Health Center for treatment. Here the doctors have sent all the children to the district hospital through ambulance. After reaching the district hospital, the team of doctors conducted a health checkup of these children and started their treatment. The condition of all the children is normal at present.

In Damoh district, there are usually cases of eating Ratanjot seeds. However, eating these seeds does not cause any serious problems. For some time, children have vomiting, after which they all return to normal within a few hours after being treated.