Sassafras Albidum

Scientific Name: Sassafras albidum

Common Name: sassafras

Symbol: SAAL5

Category: Dicot

Genus: Sassafras

Family: Lauraceae

Family Common Name: Laurel family

Order: Laurales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub

Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Flower Color: Yellow

Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Foliage Color: Green

Foliage Texture: Coarse

Fruit Color: Brown

Edible: yes

Sassafras albidum

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Scientific Name: Sassafras albidum

Common Name(s): Sassafras

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: stem, leaf

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Description: This shrub or small tree bears different leaves on the same plant. Some leaves will have one lobe, some two lobes, and some no lobes. The flowers, which appear in early spring, are small and yellow. The fruits are dark blue. The plant parts have a characteristic root beer smell.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: Sassafras grows at the margins of roads and forests, usually in open, sunny areas. It is a common tree throughout eastern North America.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: The young twigs and leaves are edible fresh or dried. You can add dried young twigs and leaves to soups. Dig the underground portion, peel off the bark, and let it dry. Then boil it in water to prepare sassafras tea.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Other Uses: Shred the tender twigs for use as a toothbrush.
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HOP 12 Nov, 2008	This wood is fine for smoking meat.
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horacehockey 11 Jul, 2009	Harvest sections of the roots just before the leaves come out. They make the best tea. I have also found that drinking about 3 cups of the tea repels mosquitoes.
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horacehockey 11 Jul, 2009	The above description above has no for medicinal value. Early pioneers, however believed that the tea help to thin the blood. I personally believe that true. Drinking a fair amount too quickly can make you feel a bit light headed. Easy to drink to much , too quick, as it tastes so DARN GOOD !!!!!!!!
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your_comforting_company 1 Sep, 2009	the leaves can be dried and pulverized to use as a spice in soups. The roots contain safrole and banned its use as a tea in 1960 due to reports of liver cancer and other afflictions in lab animals and humans. In moderation is fine and is a good way to detoxify the liver. Can also be used as an anticoagulant
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horacehockey 11 Jul, 2009
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