Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras

Mohegan - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132

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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: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of young shoots used as a wash for sore eyes.

RECRD: 94956 id: 37258

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