Description
Yucca is a blood-cleansing tonic that helps to detoxify the body inside and out. For many centuries, it has been used as soap, shampoo, and hair tonic. The root has a high content of natural saponins that cause it to lather, making Yucca a very valuable soap substitute.
Native Americans have used Yucca for centuries as a laxative ridding the liver and stomach of toxins and impurities. Additionally, the saponins prove to enhance digestion and rid the body of foul-smelling gasses, balancing bacteria in the colon. It is also known to be anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic. Yucca is considered an important source of phyto-sterols, a hormonal material much like cortisone.
Native Americans in the Southwest used Yucca as a food source as well as medicinally. The root was carried on long journeys by warriors for cleansing properties as well as for food and its nutritional content.
For the skin, it will help eliminate various kinds of impurities, such as black-heads and excess oil, as well as balancing the pH of the skin.