Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras

Chippewa - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 130

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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: Chippewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Root bark used to make a pleasant, tea like beverage.

RECRD: 31951 id: 37230

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