Toxicity of sago palm

Sago palm (Cycas revoluta) toxicity

Sago palm is toxic to animals including humans, if the digested. Clinical symptoms occur within 12 hours after digestion include vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, fainting or liver function failure. This palm is toxic in all its parts. In seeds are toxic substances known as cycasin high. These toxins irritate the digestive tract. If the level is high enough, it causes the liver to failure. Cycas revoluta also contains other toxic substances such as Beta-methylamino L-alanine, which is toxic to the nervous system and toxic that have many indistinguishable, which causes paralysis in cattle.

Caution of sago palm (Cycas revoluta) planting

Planting, you should be well spaced. It will not jam and cannot see the beauty. It is a plant that is toxic for humans and animals. Cycas revoluta will contain a compound called cycasin to damage the liver and nervous system, if it gets into the body in large quantities. Especially in seeds of it has the most amount of this substance. Some dog owners have to cry, because dog died from the fruit of sago palm that they bite to play. Therefore if you have dogs or small children, sago palm is not advisable to planting it would be better.

Sago palm care

Utilization of the Sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

Sago palm is widely cultivated in the garden or narrow space and ornamental. This palm can provide shade, if it is large. Cycas revoluta is used for landscaping tropical Asian in combination with other foliage or tropical flowers, planted in pots, in home or side of beach.

Origin: 

Japan

Caring: 

Light: It's like the sun.

Water: These palms are plants that are resistant to water stress and want moderate water.

Soil: This palm can grow in almost any soil and grows well in sandy loam

Fertilizer: Use the manure or compost in the bottom 2 times a year

Pests and diseases of the Sago palm

The palm does not quite have the interference of the disease, but it has insects and aphid such as flea.

Prevention and removal of Sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

Disposal of these should use drugs that absorbed, because cycads are small leaves and slippery by using 20 g of Saigon mix to water at a rate of 20 liters, pour over the stem.

Properties of Drugs:

Cycas revoluta can be used to treat hair follicle or as a drug expectorants.