Its scientific name is Cycas revoluta hand. The tree is said to have originated from China and Japan. The plant belongs to the family Cycadaceae has a hard stem with leaves arranged at the end .. The leaves of this plant are shaped like ferns and bright green. The height of this plant can reach up to 3 m.
Toxic Part: Seeds
Active Ingredient: Cycasin (Methylazoxymethanol-beta-d-glukosid), Pakoein, Phytosterine, Amino-b-methylamino-propionic
effects of poisoning
Cycasin is toxic to the liver. It also has teratogenic and carcinogenic to animals such as cows and goats.
Shown symptoms of poisoning in humans are headache, diarrhea, coma and weak-weak in the muscles.