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The third in our current series of natural North American herbal medicinal tonics centers on the yucca -- a prized botanical used extensively by native tribes of the Southwestern U.S. and Northern Baja California (Mexico). A common practice among indigenous desert tribes was to dry the fleshy fruits and eat them during the winter; a fermented drink was also prepared from the yucca fruit.

Yucca is a member of the lily family, and one species in particular, Yucca Schidegera, is known to have a higher content of its primary medicinal component, saponin, than any other yucca variation. Saponins are not exclusive to yucca, (in fact, soy protein products tend to be relatively high in saponins), but yucca is a more abundant source.

Saponins serve important nutraceutical roles as antioxidants, antimutagens, and even antiretrovirals in vitro HIV studies and anti-DNA virals in Epstein-Barr virus inhibition studies. (See Dr. Suzanne Paxton's summary on the medicinal effects of saponins).

However, one quarter where yucca schidegera has probably received the attention is in the arthritic community, where some refer to this species as "Nature's own cortisone." One noted arthritic specialist, Dr. Bernard A. Bellows, M.D., has noted, "It isn't clear how the yucca extract benefits the arthritis sufferer. Some patients reported they noticed diminution of swelling and stiffness in the joints and those patients suffering from gastrointestinal disturbances associated with arthritis stated yucca was beneficial".

Our Assessment: Saponins appear to be an important class of nutraceuticals with yucca being a high potency source. The Mojave Nectar product contains over 25% yucca concentrate, in a water/honey base, with the balance filled with adjunctive herbal support extracts. Once again, we do not promote Mojave Nectar as a curative or therapeutic product, but as a valuable nutruceutical adjunct.

Mojave Nectar

The most essential Mojave nectar formula is: Yucca Plant (Yucca schidegera).

Primary Ingredients: Purified water (by reverse osmosis), honey, yucca schidegera.

Secondary Ingredients:(cinnamomum zeylanicum), clove buds (syzygium aromaticum), rose hips (rosa canina), peppermint leaves (mentha piperita), myrrh gum (commiphora molmol), licorice roots (glycyrrhiza glabra), fennel seeds (foeniculum vulgare), burdock roots (arctium lappa), tumeric (curcuma longa), wild cherry bark (prunus serotina), elderberry (sambucus nigra), caraway seeds (carum carvi), Spanish saffron (crocus sativus), carline thistle roots (carlina acaulis), zedvoary roots (zedoaria roscoe), manna (fraxinus ornus), and less than eight hundredth of 1% sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate as preservatives. Cinnamon bark.