Thursday 9 June, 2016 - 10:24. Doctors' organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have warned that South Africa could face a mass exodus of doctors if the National Health Insurance (NHI) policy is implemented in its present format. They have also warned about the cost, saying how it will be funded has not been made clear.
The root of the non-flowering plant is used to make medicine. Yucca is used for osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, migraine headaches, inflammation of the intestine (colitis), high cholesterol, stomach disorders, diabetes, poor circulation, and liver and gallbladder disorders.
Yucca schidigera. Also called the Spanish Dagger, this evergreen shrub or small tree has a few upright branches and bayonet-like leaves from 2 to 4 feet long and 1-1/2 inches wide. The trunk is grayish-brown and 6 to 12 inches in diameter. The Mojave Yucca grows to a height of 16 feet.Flowers of the Yucca genus -- which includes the Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) -- depend on the small, white Pronuba Moth for pollination.nteresting Facts About Yucca Plants. . . 1  Yucca wood has the lowest ignition temperature of any other wood, which makes it useful as a fire-starter. 2  The state flower of New Mexico is the yucca flower.. 3  Yucca plants are reliant on the yucca moth for pollination.