Yucca filamentosa

Latin name: Yucca filamentosa

Short name: Yucca

Common name: Adam’s Needle | Bear Grass | Spanish Bayonet | Needle Palm | Silk Grass

Primary miasm: Sycotic Secondary miasm(s): Psoric

Kingdom: Plants

Family: asparagaceae

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Symptomatology
Remedy Information
Differentiation & Application

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Head

Heavy, congestive headaches, particularly over the forehead and temples, associated with sluggish liver function. The pain is often dull, throbbing, and worse in the morning or after meals. May be accompanied by nausea, sour or bitter taste, and a sensation as if the head would burst. Eyes feel heavy and hot. Vertigo from hepatic congestion. Occipital headache in the afternoon, better lying down. Headache frequently follows late suppers or alcohol. [Clarke]

Eyes

Yellowish discolouration of sclera (subclinical jaundice), accompanying liver dysfunction. Eyes feel dry, strained, or sensitive to light during headache. Vision clouded in the morning or when constipated. Occasional itching in inner canthi. Lids heavy and swollen.

Ears

Buzzing or ringing during hepatic headache. A sense of fullness in ears linked with gastrointestinal congestion. Hearing dulled during bilious states. Twitching or tension in the auricular region with liver pain.

Nose

Dryness and occasional nosebleeds during headache or constipation. The tip of the nose feels cold. Loss of smell in sluggish constitutional states. Nose may be sensitive to odours, especially of fatty or fried foods.

Face

Face dull, sallow, or yellowish in liver disorders. Expression weary and drawn. Cheeks may flush during headache or digestive upset. Puffiness around the eyes. Twitching in facial muscles when nervous or during bilious episodes.

Mouth

Very characteristic: mouth feels foul, dry, and bitter. Tongue heavily coated, especially in the morning—yellowish or brownish in colour. Offensive breath, often fetid or putrid, markedly worse after sleep or eating. Ulcers or aphthae may be present along inner cheeks and tongue. Metallic or bitter taste. Increased salivation during gastric discomfort. [Hale]

Teeth

Teeth feel elongated and sensitive, especially in the morning. Pain in upper molars radiating to head during hepatic congestion. Gums spongy and bleed on brushing. [Allen]

Throat

Dry, burning, or raw sensation in throat, worse in the morning. Hawking of thick, bitter mucus, particularly after meals. Sensation of constriction or fullness as if a lump were lodged. Mucous membranes red and inflamed during gastrointestinal episodes.

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Yucca filamentosa is a hardy, evergreen perennial native to the southeastern United States. It is characterised by its sharp, sword-shaped leaves and tall spikes of bell-shaped flowers. The homeopathic remedy is prepared from the fresh root. Traditionally associated with hepatic and digestive disturbances, it shows marked action on the liver, gastrointestinal tract, and mucous membranes

In folk medicine, Yucca is used for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and detoxifying properties. It has been employed for arthritis, gout, headaches, and to support liver and gallbladder health. It also finds industrial use in soaps and shampoos due to its high saponin content.

Partially proved and clinically confirmed in the American school of homeopathy; proving symptoms are limited but consistent. Primarily known through the clinical observations of Dr. Burt and others in the 19th century.

Liver and gallbladder – hepatobiliary dysfunction, torpid liver, gallstones
Digestive system – sour eructations, nausea, bilious vomiting, dyspepsia
Mouth – offensive breath, ulcerated mucosa, coated tongue
Rectum – diarrhoea and haemorrhoids
Head – congestive headaches, particularly from digestive derangements
Mucous membranes – ulceration, foul secretions

Lying down in a dark, quiet room
Loosening tight clothes
Passing flatus or stool
Cool, open air
Drinking warm water in sips

After eating, especially fatty or rich foods
Alcohol
Heat or stuffy rooms
Mental exertion
Lying on left side
Morning (especially on waking)

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Chelidonium – More left shoulder pain with liver issues; Yucca has more foul mouth and diarrhoea
Lycopodium – Bloated, but more upper abdominal symptoms and right-sided; both have liver affinity
Nux vomica – More irritability and rectal tenesmus; Yucca is more dull and fetid
Sulphur – Similar sour, offensive discharges; Yucca has more focused hepatic and GI involvement
Podophyllum – Diarrhoea with gushing stools; Yucca more fetid, sour, and bilious
Bryonia – Dryness and liver symptoms with stitching pains; Yucca is more gastric with morning aggravation

Complementary: Nux vomica, Chelidonium, Podophyllum
Follows well: Bryonia, Mercurius
Antidotes: Camphora, Pulsatilla
Inimical: Sepia (in hepatic-sensitive constitutions)

Yucca filamentosa is the archetypal sluggish liver remedy. The essence of the remedy is dullness, heaviness, and foulness—manifesting physically in the coated tongue, offensive breath, bilious diarrhoea, and mental apathy. It is suited to those who become mentally foggy, digestively overloaded, and emotionally dulled after dietary excess or alcohol. The constitutional type is sedentary, perhaps slightly overweight, prone to morning aggravation, and markedly worse from fatty food. The remedy stimulates elimination, corrects hepatic congestion, and supports detoxification on multiple levels.

Use in post-alcoholic hangovers with headache, nausea, and foul mouth
Useful in chronic liver disease with sallow skin and coated tongue
Indicated in foul breath disorders with poor digestion and gastric disturbances
Combine with Chelidonium or Lycopodium for broader hepatobiliary support
Excellent remedy for bilious diarrhoea, especially in the morning

Stomach

Nausea, morning
Vomiting, bilious
Eructations, sour, bitter
Heaviness after eating

Mouth

Offensive breath, morning
Coated tongue, yellow
Bitter taste
Mouth, ulcers

Abdomen

Pain, liver region
Flatulence, excessive
Gallbladder colic

Rectum

Diarrhoea, bilious
Haemorrhoids, painful
Burning anus after stool

Generalities

Morning aggravation
Worse from fatty food
Aversion to activity

Mind

Apathy
Mental dullness
Irritability after eating

E.M. Hale – New Remedies: Clinical experience with liver and gastrointestinal action
T.F. Allen – Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: Provided proving details and digestive symptoms
William Boericke – Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica: Noted action on liver, tongue, and bowels
John Henry Clarke – Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica: Confirmed morning aggravation and foul secretions
C. Hering – Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica: Offered insight into offensive excretions and gastric heaviness

Yucca filamentosa

Mind

Sleep

Dreams

Generalities

Fever

Chill Heat Sweat

Head

Eyes

Ears

Nose

Face

Mouth

Teeth

Throat

Chest

Heart

Respiration

Stomach

Abdomen

Rectum

Urinary

Food

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Mind

Sleep

Dreams

Generalities

Fever

Chill Heat Sweat

Head

Eyes

Ears

Nose

Face

Mouth

Teeth

Throat

Chest

Heart

Respiration

Stomach

Abdomen

Rectum

Urinary

Food

Male

Female

Back

Extremities

Skin

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