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| tion of tissues and joints. Not everyone will respond significantly to yarrow, but for the 10 to 20 percent of arthritics who do respond to it, it will seem like a gift from heaven. |
| Contact dermatitis and other allergic reactions may occur in sensitive individuals. Yarrow tea has such a bitter taste that few people take it straight; it's either blended with other herbs, flavored or sweetened as a tea or put in capsules. |
| Yucca (Yucca baccata and other species) |
| Native to the American Southwest, yucca has a variety of uses. Its attractive leaves and dramatic white blossoms make it a popular landscaping plant; its stems and foliage produce a coarse fiber that can be made into rope, baskets, mats, shoes, hair brushes, weather stripping and heavy brown paper; its fruit is cooked when green and eaten raw when purple; its roots can be used as a detergent for cleaning hair and washing clothes. In addition to all that, it's medicinal. |
| Yucca's saponin content makes it a friend to arthritics, for it reduces stress and swelling in the joints. Over 60 percent of patients tested with yucca supplements experienced diminished pain, swelling and stiffness; in addition, their blood pressure and cholesterol levels dropped, and intestinal toxicity improved as well. Yucca has no known side effects. |
| The standard dosage for yucca supplements is 2 |
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