Yucca root to keep doggy pee from burning the lawn? whh

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> I get fresh yucca root in the produce section of my local Michigan

> supermarket. It is used in Mexican cuisine.

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Yuca (pronouced U-ka) is not the same as Yucca used among other things

for inflammation. Yucca schidigera is just one species that is used

medicinally. This is what is being used for preventing lawn burn from

dog pee because it neutralizes the ammonia that develops from the urea

in urine within minutes of it being excreted.

 

 

You're buying Cassava, aka Yuca. Many confuse it with the

cactus Yucca and stores incorrectly spell it Yucca. It is Manihot

esculenta Crantz and it is the food crop from which tapioca is made.

It is prepared in different ways and is very perishable as a fresh

root so is often dried into grits or processed into tapioca pearls. My

family eats it as a potatoe substitute since my daughter is allergic

to potatoes. It is unique in that it is a source of Pangamic Acid aka

Vitamin B 15. It is a fast growing and important food crop that is a

root and orginated in Africa.

 

You can search on the scientific and common names here:

http://plants.usda.gov/

 

And on the Ethobotanical Use of Plants here:

http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/

 

Janet

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http://www.yucca.com.mx/yuccaen.html

 

http://www.yucca.com.mx/usosen.html

 

Indígena de Baja CaliforniaIt has been reported of the use of the

Yucca schidigera by pre-Columbian native cultures as food, natural

remedies, and as soap. The Spanish missionaries also learned of the

Yucca schidigera plant in the 18th Century and of its many uses

through their encounters with native groups in Mexico and North America.

 

Today the Yucca schidigera extract is used as natural medicine, a

foaming agent and flavor enhancer in the food and beverage industries,

and as an additive for feed in the poultry, swine, and cattle

industries. The extract is also employed as a surfactant agent for the

processing of grains and as a soils enhancer and biological promoter

in the agriculture world. Additionally the extract is used in sewage

processing for the **reduction of ammonia** and other chemical

components and foul odors.

 

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http://www.iita.org/crop/cassava.htm

 

Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, is a perennial woody shrub with an

edible root, which grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the

world. It is also called yuca, manioc, and mandioca. Cassava has the

ability to grow on marginal lands where cereals and other crops do not

grow well; it can tolerate drought and can grow in low-nutrient soils.

Because cassava roots can be stored in the ground for up to 24 months,

and some varieties for up to 36 months, harvest may bedelayed until

market, processing, or other conditions are favorable.

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> You can search on the scientific and common names here:

> http://plants.usda.gov/

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> And on the Ethobotanical Use of Plants here:

> http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/

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> Janet

 

 

Thanks for these links, Janet. A ton a great information there!!

 

Mitsy

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