YUCCA SCHIDIGERAChoral PiñaYucca Schidigera commonly known as Adam's Needle Yucca is a plant, member of the Agavaceae family. Also known as Mojave yucca, Spanish bayonet, and Spanish dagger for its “sharp, dagger-like leaves” (Montgomery, 2010). North America and Central America are the place of origin of the Yucca Schidigera (van Wyk & Wink, 2004), currently the Yucca plant can be found in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. For the plant to grow healthily it must be on a rocky desert slope; full of sun and soil that provides good drainage (Montgomery, 2010). Native Americans used Yucca Schidigera to treat various diseases such as arthritis (Cheeke, Piacente, & Oleszek, 2006). According to Dr. Cichoke, the Navajo, Lakota and Cheyenne used Yucca Schidigera to make soap from the root and shampoo from the leaves. Other tribes, including the Blackfoot and Kiowa, used the root in a tonic to treat hair loss (Cichoke, 2001). Yucca root was and is currently used as a food source. Yucca Schidigera powder and extract are currently used as an additive for animal feed...