Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras

Koasati - Drug, Heart 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: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for heart troubles.

RECRD: 94955 id: 37257