Sago neurological disorder in Guam and other locations in the Pacific. Thus, before any part of the plant may safely be eaten the toxins must be removed through extended processing. Sago is extracted from the sago cycad by cutting the pith from the stem, root and seeds of the cycads, grinding the pith to a coarse flour, before being dried, pounded, and soaked. The starch is then washed carefully and repeatedly to leach out the natural toxins. The starchy residue is then dried and cooked, producing a starch similar to palm sago/sabudana. The cycad seed should not be eaten as it
Sago Lane Sago lane also became a popular station to cater to the popular entertainment zone next door, Ho-man-nin, as it's often named 'Ho man in hau pin kai' or ‘The street behind Ho-man-nin’. Soon after, more and more death houses started up on the street. By 1948, there were 7 death houses, of which only 2 were licensed as ‘sick-receiving houses’ In the 1950s, business for these death houses reached its peak. This was because the early Chinese immigrants that moved into Singapore had all aged. As people were superstitious and believed that it was inauspicious to die in their own