Yucca (adams needle, aloe yucca, bear grass, dagger plant, Joshua tree, Mohave yucca, Our Lord's candle, soapweed, Spanish bayonet)

Suggested dosing of adams needle, aloe yucca (yucca)

No typical dosing guidelines

Traditionally 380-490 mg of powdered yucca stalk or root BID-TId

 

Suggested uses of adams needle, aloe yucca (yucca)

FDA-approved food additive

 

Orally

Osteoarthritis, hypertension, migraine headaches, colitis, hypercholesterolemia, stomach disorders, diabetes, poor circulation, and liver & gallbladder disorders

 

Topically

Sores, skin diseases, inflammation, bleeding, sprains, broken limbs, joint pain, baldness, & dandruff

 

Efficacy

Unreliable clinical evidence for the treatment of osteoarthritis

May reduce hypercholesterolemia & hypertension with diet & exercise

 

adams needle, aloe yucca (yucca) adverse (side) effects

None at routine doses

 

Warnings

Cautions

May cause loose stools in high doses

Causes hemolysis in vitro, but never demonstrated in humans

 

Pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy category: N/A

Lactation: N/A

 

Pregnancy categories

A: Generally acceptable. Controlled studies in pregnant women show no evidence of fetal risk.

B: May be acceptable. Either animal studies show no risk but human studies not available or animal studies showed minor risks and human studies done and showed no risk.

C: Use with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Animal studies show risk and human studies not available or neither animal nor human studies done.

D: Use in LIFE-THREATENING emergencies when no safer drug available. Positive evidence of human fetal risk.

X: Do not use in pregnancy. Risks involved outweigh potential benefits. Safer alternatives exist.

NA: Information not available.

 

Pharmacology of adams needle, aloe yucca (yucca)

Metabolism: N/A

Excretion: N/A

 

Mechanism of action

May work by blocking intestinal release of toxins that inhibit normal cartilage formation

Contains saponins & the antioxidant resveratroL