Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras

Choctaw - Drug, Blood Medicine

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 24

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Scientific name: Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
USDA symbol: SAAL5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sassafras
Family: Lauraceae
Family (APG): Lauraceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of roots taken to thin the blood.

RECRD: 94932 id: 37232