Agavaceae Yucca glauca Nutt.
Small Soapweed
Lakota - Drug, Gastrointestinal 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
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Yucca glauca Nutt.
Scientific name: Yucca glauca Nutt.
USDA symbol: YUGLG2 (
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Common names: Small Soapweed
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of pulverized roots taken for stomachaches.
RECRD: 4770 id: 44129