Sassafras (full name Sassafras Albidum) is a corruption of the Latin word 'saxifrage'. This means 'stone breaker', a name given because the plant comes from the mountainous regions.
The oil distillated from the sassafras root is processed into perfume and soap. Native Americans used sassafras to reduce fevers. In Louisiana the leaves were used for cooking; in sauces or for thickening means. In Virginia the young roots were used for making beer. You can buy sassafras tea, mixed with milk and sugar, in some small shops in London.

Sassafras even seems to have a magical effect; when you put it in your wallet, it attracts money.

Effects

Sassafras stimulates the kidneys, purifies the blood, and helps improve the condition of the skin.
The root contains an oil (6-9% with 80-90% safrole) that can reduce menstruation problems.

Usage

You can use it as tea. This tea has a relaxing and euforic effect.

Let half a tablespoon of sassafras steep in a cup of water for 20 minutes. Take 3 times daily. Do not take more than one cup a day, and do not use for extended periods of time.

Warning

The herb can have a narcotic effect and can even cause depression. In large doses the oil can affect the heart and liver. Safrole and its toxic metabolites do cross the placenta and enter breast milk in laboratory animals, and thus sassafras should be avoided by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.

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