Yucca schidigera known as the Mojave yucca or Spanish dagger, is a flowering plant that is native to the Mojave Desert, Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert of southeastern California, Baja California, New Mexico, southern Nevada and Arizona. Yucca schidigera Root tuber has been used as a stable source of carbohydrates by the Native American Indians and other natives of the American continents. It is also believed to be a good source of other nutrients like vitamins and minerals. Aside from being part of their diet, indigenous people of America have used it to make its fiber into ropes, clothes, and sandals while its extracts have been used in making soap. Yucca schidigera is a medicinal plant native to Mexico. According to folk medicine, yucca extracts have anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory effects. The plant contains several physiologically active phytochemicals. These have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxident effects.