Yucca glauca
(small soapweed) Seed pods boiled and used for food.[1] Leaves are made into brushes & used for decorating pottery, ceremonial masks, altars and other objects.[2] Leaves are also soaked in water to soften them and made into rope by knotting them together.[3] Dried leaves are split, plaited and made into water-carrying head pads.[4] Leaves are also used for making mats, cincture pads and other articles.[3] The peeled roots pounded, made into suds and used for washing the head, wool garments and blankets.[5]
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Yucca glauca is a medicinal plant used in Zuni native American tribe.
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See also Navajo ethnobotany and Native American ethnobotany, medicinal plants
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