Agavaceae Yucca glauca Nutt.

Small Soapweed

Blackfoot - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274

View all documented uses for Yucca glauca Nutt.

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Scientific name: Yucca glauca Nutt.
USDA symbol: YUGLG2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Small Soapweed
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of root used as a tonic for falling hair.

RECRD: 97537 id: 44073

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