Agavaceae Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.

Narrowleaf Yucca

Apache - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 51

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Scientific name: Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.
USDA symbol: YUANA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Yucca
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Emulsion used in cases of snake or insect bites.

RECRD: 40562 id: 43751

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