Agavaceae Yucca glauca Nutt.

Small Soapweed

Lakota - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 28

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: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of roots used to soak the hair as a vermin killer and to make the hair grow.

RECRD: 4774 id: 44128

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