Lauraceae Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Sassafras

Mohegan - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266

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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: Tonic
Notes: Complex compound infusion including sassafras root taken as spring tonic.

RECRD: 94957 id: 37259

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