Agavaceae Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.

Narrowleaf Yucca

Hopi - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 71

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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: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Root used as a strong laxative.

RECRD: 97521 id: 43759

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