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	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Sassafras - Herb Profile and Information
		---Description---The name 'Sassafras,' applied by the Spanish botanist Monardes in the sixteenth century, is said to be a corruption of the Spanish word for saxifrage.
		Mixed with milk and sugar, Sassafras Tea, under the name of 'Saloop,' could, until a few years ago, be bought at London streetcorners in the early mornings.
		Oil of Sassafras is chiefly used for flavouring purposes, particularly to conceal the flavour of opium when given to children.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/s/sassaf20.html (994 words)

	Sassafras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sassafras is a genus of two species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia.
		The name "Sassafras", applied by the Spanish botanist [[Monardes]] in the sixteenth century, is said to be a corruption of the Spanish word for saxifrage.
		Sassafras essential oil is also the preferred source of safrole for MDMA production by clandestine laboratories, thus its sale is monitored by the DEA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sassafras (508 words)

	Sassafras
		Sassafras bark, sassafras oil, and safrole are now prohibited by the FDA from use as flavors or food additives.
		Sassafras is used primarily in skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis.
		Sassafras is native of eastern North America; sassafras is found from Ontario south to Florida and Texas and as far west as Missouri.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_sassafras.htm (879 words)

	Sassafras
		Sassafras tea is another popular drink that is steeped from the bark of the tree and served as a "soothing drink", or a "spring tonic".
		In addition to medicinal uses, sassafras wood, bark and roots produce an extract (oil of sassafras) that is useful in flavorings, or in perfumes and scented soaps.
		Sassafras is a medium sized, deciduous shrubby tree that may grow 60' to 80' tall, with a cylindrical trunk and twisted branches.
	www.sfrc.ufl.edu /4h/Sassafras/sassafra.htm (468 words)

	Sassafras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sassafras is native to the entire eastern half of the United States, including all of Ohio.
		Sassafras is a rapidly growing colonizer, and forms thickets primarily by root sprouts several feet away from the parent plant.
		Sassafras is noted for its bright green stems (lower left), which remain as green twigs for a few years as the initially smooth bark becomes a rough blend of beige and green.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /forestry/Education/ohiotrees/sassafras.htm (559 words)

	sassafras
		Sassafras is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 25 meters with a spread of 16 meters (1, 2).
		The sassafras tree is native in Eastern North America from Maine to Ontario and Michigan then as far South as Florida and Texas (1).
		The Sassafras tree is often referred to as the ornamental tree because of it's oddly shaped leaves (4).
	www-pub.naz.edu:9000 /~treewalk/sassafras/sassafrastree1.htm (422 words)

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		Sassafras is common throughout the state, except in the higher mountains.
		Roots, twigs and bark of sassafras have a pleasant, spicy scent, and contain oil of sassafras, which is used as a flavoring.
		Sassafras is a small tree that often grows 20 to 40 feet tall and I to 2 feet in diameter.
	www.ibiblio.org /botnet/pocketmanual/Sassafras.htm (183 words)

	Sassafras albidum english
		Sassafras is a genus composed of three species native to North America [1], China [1] and Taiwan [1].
		Sassafras produces greenish-yellow flowers in the spring and bright red, yellow, and orange foliage in the fall.
		Sassafras heartwood is pale brown to orange brown, resembling ash or chestnut; the sapwood is a narrow yellowish-white.
	www2.fpl.fs.fed.us /TechSheets/HardwoodNA/htmlDocs/sassafrasalbi.html (495 words)

	Sassafras
		Sassafras oil from the tree’s root can also be used to perfume soap and as medicine.
		Sassafras roots then were converted into a tonic that smelled like root beer and supposedly kept its drinkers youthful and healthy.
		Sassafras heartwood is pale brown to orange brown, resembling ash or chestnut.
	www.hardwood.org /species_guide/display_species.asp?species=sassafras (263 words)

	Floridata: Sassafras albidum
		Sassafras (along with other members of the laurel family) is the host plant for the spicebush swallowtail butterfly.
		Sassafras foliage brightens the landscape with yellows, oranges and reds in autumn, and the winter silhouette is appealing with its horizontal branches in tiered layers.
		Oil of sassafras extracted from sassafras root bark was used as a food flavoring and was the basis of root beer, a popular non-alcoholic drink.
	www.floridata.com /ref/S/sass_alb.cfm (738 words)

	Sassafras
		Sassafras was one of the first and largest exports from the New World back to Europe as a beverage and medicine.
		Sassafras bark, sassafras oil, and safrole are currently prohibited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from use as flavorings or food additives.
		While the amount of sassafras that could potentially cause cancer in humans remains unknown, one cup of strong sassafras tea is reported to contain as much as 200 mg of safrole, an amount that is four times higher than the amount considered potentially hazardous to humans if consumed regularly.
	www.truestarhealth.com /Notes/3661007.html (803 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Sassafras
		Sassafras is a small tree, Sassafras albidum, belonging to the laurel family native to eastern North America.
		Sassafras root bark was imported from the United States, and sassafras trees were also planted in Europe.
		Before sassafras was discovered to be a carcinogen, it was used as a diuretic as well as to treat urinary tract disorders and kidney problems.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0006/ai_2603000644 (841 words)

	Profile - Sassafras
		Native to eastern North American, sassafras was used by Indians and settlers as a treatment for syphilis.
		Sassafras was mentioned in approximately 398 readings between 1922-1944 with peak utilization in 1935 (41 readings).
		Sassafras as the CLARIFIER of the blood stream and the tendency of the allaying of nerve pressure.
	www.meridianinstitute.com /echerb/Files/1sassafr.html (787 words)

	CHAPTER 3
		True sassafras oil, from the roots of North American Sassafras albidum, is no longer produced commercially, although it was once the main flavour constituent of "root beer".
		Sassafras oil was formerly used in numerous household fragrance applications such as floor waxes, polishes, soaps, detergents and cleaning agents.
		Exports of sassafras oil from Brazil for the period 1986-90 are given in Table 5, which also shows the destinations for the two years 1986 and 1987.
	www.fao.org /docrep/v5350e/v5350e05.htm (2506 words)

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		As an aside, sassafras root and bark are sources of the flavoring for root beer.
		Sassafras can be harvested in its native range throughout the southeastern US, with its range extending into East Texas.
		I have a former graduate student who is from East Texas, and sometimes he brings me a bundle of sassafras leaves in the fall, which I use to make fresh file'.
	generalhorticulture.tamu.edu /prof/Recipes/File-Sassafras/file.html (608 words)

	Sassafras Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sassafras Environmental Arts Center's art outpost is located on a 413 acre parcel of hardwood forests featuring mountains, meadows, numerous springs, glades, gullies, cliff out-croppings and sweeping vistas.
		Sassafras Environmental Arts Center exists to explore the expanding array of art technologies in an effort to expand public access to arts.
		Sassafras is particularly focused on employing new technologies to document and publicly showcase art that uses or modifies an entire environment to create Environmental Art.
	www.beakman.com /beakman/sass/index.html (559 words)

	Sassafras - Food Facts - Food Reference
		Sassafras is a tree of the Laurel family.
		Sassafras was one of the earliest American plant drugs to reach Europe, having been used medicinally in Spain as early as the middle 1500's, and was cultivated in England sometime before 1633.
		The Choctaw Indians first used the dried ground leaves as a seasoning and thickener, and today the dried leaves are used to make filé powder (gumbo filé) which is used to thicken and flavor soups and stews in Créole cooking.
	www.foodreference.com /html/artsassafras.html (615 words)

	Starwest Botanicals Sassafras Root Bark C/S (Sassafras albidum) 1 lb: C from Kalyx.com - Teas & Coffees - Stimulant Teas
		Sassafras root bark may be sold, although it too contains safrole, but it is not very good at providing flavor to the beverage.
		But finally, research was resumed and it was found that sassafras has a general antiseptic power, and that it also induces the liver to cleanse toxins from the system.
		King's 1898 Dispensatory: 'Sassafras is a warm, aromatic stimulant, alterative, diaphoretic, and diuretic.
	www.kalyx.com /store/proddetail.cfm/AffiliateID/2002031612/ItemID/12473.0/CategoryID/2500.0/SubCatID/2500.0/file.htm (709 words)

	Sassafras: Spice of Spring
		In the spring of the year when the blood is thick, there is nothing so fine as a sassafras stick.
		Originally called pauame by the Indians, sassafras officinale (or albidum) has also been known as ague-tree, fl ash, cinnamon wood, file-gumbo or gumbo-file, smelling stick, golden elm, and saxifrax.
		Sassafras does, however, spread very quickly, by underground runners, so it can become invasive.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/historical_plants/89759 (441 words)

	Sassafras Tree
		Sassafras ranges from Maine to Florida and into the midwest, and can be found as saplings tenaciously taking over old meadows, or in the forest as much larger trees.
		Sassafras tea is used as a spring tonic, but it is a tasty drink, year round.
		I said my mother thought of spiral as a Sassafras symbol, and she seemed a tad surprised but very flattered- said she'd be honored to have the symbol.
	www.arcadiastudios.com /sassafras.html (2924 words)

	Floridata: Sassafras albidum
		Sassafras is an attractive deciduous tree that potentially can reach more than 80 ft (24.4 m) in height, but typically is only 20-30 ft (6.1-9.1 m) tall.
		Sassafras saplings have smooth, orange-brown bark but the trunk becomes deeply furrowed in larger trees.
		Sassafras leaves come in a variety of distinctive shapes, these are beginning to assume their autumn color.
	www.floridata.com /ref/s/sass_alb.cfm (738 words)

	Sassafras
		Sassafras are one of the first shrubs to begin growing in a
		Sassafras is an important plant to many animals.
		Sassafras is sometimes used as firewood, and can be made into fenceposts, rails, furniture, and cabinets.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/sassafras.htm (300 words)

	Sassafras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The roots, bark, and leaves of the sassafras have a spicy scent and the oils extracted from them have been used in soap-making and in flavoring drinks, such as sassafras tea.
		The sassafras tree is native to the eastern part of North America, then going as far south as Florida and Texas.
		Sassafras is a name that comes from the Native Americans and was passed on to the Spanish in Florida in the early 16
	www.ecusd7.org /ehs/ehsstaff/swible/MyWebs/sassafras.htm (344 words)

	Amazon.com: Sassafras: Books: Audrey Penn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Poor Sassafras is self conscious of his tinky smell but his friends help him discover tht his smell is what makes him special.
		Sassafras, the little skunk, develops self-esteem when he learns the value of his "special gift" while playing with his friends in the woods.
		Sassafras is a young skunk who feels different, unliked, and embarrassed for the fact that he sometimes STINKS.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0878685782?v=glance (509 words)

	Sassafras
		Sassafras is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America From Maine to Ontario, south to Florida and Texas.
		Sassafras was used extensively for food and medicine by Native Americans long before European settlers arrived.
		Sassafras tea is made from the root bark, it is refreshing and tonic.
	altnature.com /gallery/Sassafras.htm (660 words)

	Sassafras, Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sassafras, in the Dandenong Ranges between Olinda and Ferny Creek, is 35 km.
		It was originally called Sassafras Gully, descriptive of the damp, hilly terrain in which trees described as Sassafras were found.
		The census populations of Sassafras were 274 (1911) and 392 (1947).
	www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/sassafras.html (285 words)

	Sassafras River Home
		The beautiful Sassafras River rises in western Delaware and forms the natural boundary between Kent and Cecil Counties in Maryland before it empties into the upper Chesapeake Bay.
		The Sassafras River watershed offers its residents and visitors unmatched opportunities for recreation, country living, and quiet contemplation.
		The Sassafras River Association is a private, non-profit group dedicated to preservation and sensitive use of the watershed.
	www.sassafrasriver.org (67 words)

	Spice Pages: Gumbo file' (Sassafras albidum, Filè, Filé)
		Sassafras leaves contain approximately 0.4% of essential oil, the main component of which is safrol (45%).
		The sassafras tree is the only North American spice, although its kitchen usage is restricted to a small area.
		The essential oil of sassafras (obtained from the root) is, after removal of safrole, used for flavouring a concoction called root beer in the USA, which is a truly US-American beverage dating from the 19.th century.
	www.uni-graz.at /~katzer/engl/Sass_alb.html (645 words)

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