Yucca Root

Yucca glauca

Wild Harvested

1 oz. Dried, Chopped

Native to central North America from the Canadian prairies to southern Texas.Yucca has many traditional uses with its flowers and seed pods being eaten as food, its leaves used in weaving, and the roots for their healthful benefits. 

Yucca root contains saponins and has also been employed as a soap, earning the name soapweed.

Saponins are natural detergents that create a lather when mixed with water, making yucca a useful ingredient for cleansing. Many Native American tribes have a long history of using yucca root for washing hair and skin. Traditionally, yucca root was pounded and mixed with water to create a lather. 

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