Agavaceae Yucca filamentosa L.

Adam's Needle

Catawba - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 188

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Scientific name: Yucca filamentosa L.
USDA symbol: YUFI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Adam's Needle
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Root rubbed on the body for skin disease.

RECRD: 97529 id: 44050

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