Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras

Iroquois - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 333

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Decoction of pith from new sprouts used for nosebleed.

RECRD: 94949 id: 37251

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