Are the seeds of A Sago palm edible?

Only with special preparation.





The raw seed is poisonous. If cut and dried, then soaked in water and dried again it can be eaten, but is not recommended. The seed of Japanese Sago Palms are sometimes dried and ground and mixed into brown rice and fermented into miso. It has been implicated in outbreaks of Parkinson's Disease.





http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?...


http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?...





The plant is not actually a palm, but instead is a Cycad. Cycads are sometimes called living fossils. Early Cyads were common in the Pennsyvanian, over 300 million years ago. Individual cycad plants are either male or female. There are about 150 different species.


http://junglemusic.net/cycadadvice/cycad...





Be careful about the information you find on this plant because there are two different genera that are often called by the same common name sago palm. The genus Metroxylon, species sagu is often called a Sago Palm and is a staple in the diet of New Guinea and the Molucas. The starchy part of the plant is also consumed in Malaysia and Indonesia. The Japanese Sago Palm is from the genus Cycas, full name Cycas revoluta. I suspect the poisonous qualities may vary between these two genera as there are conflicting reports on the edible nature of these plants.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sago

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