Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras

Nanticoke - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 56, 84

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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: Nanticoke
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of root taken to ward off 'fever and ague.'

RECRD: 94959 id: 37261

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