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