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Other Names: Adam's Needle, Aloe Yucca, Arbre de Josué, Bear Grass, Dagger Plant, Joshua Tree, Mohave Yucca, Mojave Yucca, Our-Lord's-Candle, Soapweed, Spanish Bayonet, Yuca, Yucca aloifolia, Yucca angustifolia, Yucca arborescens, Yucca brevifolia, Yucca filamentosa, Yucca glauca, Yucca mohavensis, Yucca schidigera, Yucca whipplei.<br>Yucca is a tree. The root of the non-flowering plant is used to make medicine.<br> | Other Names: Adam's Needle, Aloe Yucca, Arbre de Josué, Bear Grass, Dagger Plant, Joshua Tree, Mohave Yucca, Mojave Yucca, Our-Lord's-Candle, Soapweed, Spanish Bayonet, Yuca, Yucca aloifolia, Yucca angustifolia, Yucca arborescens, Yucca brevifolia, Yucca filamentosa, Yucca glauca, Yucca mohavensis, Yucca schidigera, Yucca whipplei.<br>Yucca is a tree. The root of the non-flowering plant is used to make medicine.<br> | ||
The Yucca Plant is indigenous to the Mojave and Sonoran Desert of Southeastern California, Baja California, Southern Nevada and Western Arizona. The Yucca Schidigera is the species used for most medicinal purposes. The plant is commonly called the Mojave Yucca, it is an evergreen flowering succulent plant that grows to a height of about sixteen feet. Yucca leaves contain a high level of saponins, a soapy compound historically used to make soap and shampoo. It is also used as a foaming agent in some beverages and food, particularly in root beer. Native Americans and early settlers used Yucca schidigera as a food. | The Yucca Plant is indigenous to the Mojave and Sonoran Desert of Southeastern California, Baja California, Southern Nevada and Western Arizona. The Yucca Schidigera is the species used for most medicinal purposes. The plant is commonly called the Mojave Yucca, it is an evergreen flowering succulent plant that grows to a height of about sixteen feet. Yucca leaves contain a high level of saponins, a soapy compound historically used to make soap and shampoo. It is also used as a foaming agent in some beverages and food, particularly in root beer. Native Americans and early settlers used Yucca schidigera as a food. | ||
Revision as of 02:34, 23 August 2013
Other Names: Adam's Needle, Aloe Yucca, Arbre de Josué, Bear Grass, Dagger Plant, Joshua Tree, Mohave Yucca, Mojave Yucca, Our-Lord's-Candle, Soapweed, Spanish Bayonet, Yuca, Yucca aloifolia, Yucca angustifolia, Yucca arborescens, Yucca brevifolia, Yucca filamentosa, Yucca glauca, Yucca mohavensis, Yucca schidigera, Yucca whipplei.
Yucca is a tree. The root of the non-flowering plant is used to make medicine.
The Yucca Plant is indigenous to the Mojave and Sonoran Desert of Southeastern California, Baja California, Southern Nevada and Western Arizona. The Yucca Schidigera is the species used for most medicinal purposes. The plant is commonly called the Mojave Yucca, it is an evergreen flowering succulent plant that grows to a height of about sixteen feet. Yucca leaves contain a high level of saponins, a soapy compound historically used to make soap and shampoo. It is also used as a foaming agent in some beverages and food, particularly in root beer. Native Americans and early settlers used Yucca schidigera as a food.
Special Precautions of Yucca
- Yucca Root is generally accepted as safe based on its long history of use as a food. Side effects may include loose stools or diarrhea if Yucca Root is taken in higher than recommended amounts.
- Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease has not been established.
- Because Yucca Root may contain estrogen-like results, it should not be used by women with breast cancer. Utilizing this extract consecutively for more than three months is not recommended as it may interfere with the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.
The benefits of Yucca are
Yucca Root was used by Native Americans as a stimulating tonic. As a poultice, yucca root was used on skin diseases, inflammations, sores, and to stop bleeding. The root was pounded and put in water in order to stupefy corralled fish so they would float to the surface for easy harvest. Yucca root contains steroid saponins, calcium, potassium, iron, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamins A, C, and B-complex. It is an effective anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, laxative, and alternative.
Yucca Root is used today in the treatment of:
- Gout
- Urethritis
- Prostatitis
- As a Blood, Liver, and Digestive Purifier
- Joint Inflamation
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis : Young, tender cassava (yucca) leaves are a good source of dietary proteins and vitamin K. Vitamin K has a suspected role in bone mass building by promoting osteotrophic activity in the bones.
- Neuritis
- Neuralgia
- Rheumatism
- Digestion
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Body Odor
- Stress
- Skin Problems
- Aids Digestion
- Liver, blood and digestive system detoxifier
- Topically Yucca Root is used to make soap, is an emollient, and its cleansing properties are used in shampoo and other hair care products.
