Sassafras albidum


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sassafras

Herbal medicine
A deciduous tree, the bark of which is antiseptic, diaphoretic and diuretic. It was regarded by Native Americans as a blood purifier; in herbal medicine, it was used topically for syphilis, abscesses, acne, poison ivy and poison oak, and internally for colic and rheumatic complaints.

Toxicity
Carcinogenic and hepatotoxic in rats due to safrole; it is listed by the FDA as “unsafe”. Sassafras oil and raw bark should not be used internally.
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This interpretation is supported by the absence of flood and fire intolerant species such as Sassafras albidum and Prunus serotina in these vegetation types.
Description of vegetation of the Oak Openings of northwestern Ohio at the time of Euro-American settlement (1)
Species 1992 1993 1994 Treatment plots Before After Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees.
EFFECTS OF COOL SEASON PRESCRIBED FIRE ON UNDERSTORY VEGETATION IN A MIXED PINE HARDWOOD FOREST OF EAST TEXAS
Strips [approximately equal to]2 cm thick were carved from the deeply ridged barks of Juglans nigra, Sassafras albidum, and Quercus rubra.
Host preferences of Rhus radicans (Anacardiaceae) in a southern deciduous hardwood forest
First report of laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola, on sassafras (Sassafras albidum) in Alabama.
First report of Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and laurel wilt in Louisiana, USA: the disease continues westward on sassafras
Diameter Classes (cm) Species 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Quercus alba 12.2 23.3 32.2 23.3 21.1 Quercus velutina -- 3.3 11.1 24.4 12.2 Carya ovata 14.4 14.4 10.0 6.7 -- Carya tomentosa 24.4 24.4 1.1 2.2 -- Quercus rubra -- 1.1 1.1 2.2 -- Prunus serotina 4.4 2.2 -- -- -- Cornus florida 6.7 -- -- -- -- Sassafras albidum 5.6 -- -- -- -- Acer saccharum 1.1 -- 2.2 -- -- Quercus stellata -- -- -- 1.1 -- Carya glabra -- 1.1 -- -- -- Morus rubra 1.1 -- -- -- -- Fraxinus lanceolata -- 1.1 -- -- -- Totals 69.9 70.9 57.7 59.9 33.3 Basal Area Total [m.sup.2] Rel.
Botanical survey of Wildcat Hollow State Forest, Effingham County, Illinois
Sassafras albidum was the only other species represented by more than one individual (Table 1).
Structure and composition of plant communities in fire-managed grasslands at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Acer saccharum 42.2 34.3 23.1 29.9 56.1 29.9 35.9 Prunus serotina 44.2 10.4 14.6 40.0 3.7 11.6 20.7 Liriodendron tulipifera 6.1 15.8 3.7 14.7 6.7 Fagus grandifolia 0.5 8.5 7.3 0.2 12.8 6.1 5.9 Sassafras albidum 5.2 1.2 4.9 8.2 1.2 4.3 4.2 Fraxinus americana 1.6 1.8 1.2 11.7 1.2 1.2 3.1 Quercus rubra 0.3 1.8 7.9 7.9 3.0 Quercus alba 0.6 7.9 0.6 4.9 2.3 Carpinus caroliniana 0.1 8.0 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.8 Acer rubrum 1.8 0.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 3.1 1.8 Ostrva virginiana <0.1 3.7 2.4 0.4 3.7 1.8 2.0 Ulmus rubra 0.6 4.3 1.8 2.1 0.6 1.6 Cornus florida 5.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 Ulmus americana 0.1 1.8 1.2 3.7 1.8 1.4 Cercis canadensis 4.3 0.6 1.8 1.1 Acer negundo 1.4 1.2 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.9 Carya sp.
The Tawawa woods natural landmark: II. plant species composition and recovery from disturbance (1)
Sassafras albidum and Sassafras officinale of the family Lauraceae
Sassafras: Famous for Tea, Tonics & Lumber
COMMON NAME SASSAFRAS SCIENTIFIC NAME SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM LOCATION OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY NOMINATOR O.W.
The biggest sassafras
In the southern stands, pines were almost entirely absent from the small size classes and the understory was dominated by sugar maple, basswood (Tilia americana), and sassafras (Sassafras albidum).
Composition, structure, and trajectories of Great Lakes coastal pine forests in relation to historical baselines and disturbance history
Quercus velutina (black oak), Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), and Sassafras albidum (sassafras) followed in IV and accounted for most of the remaining stems.
Quercus alba (Fagaceae, white oak) dominated sand forest/savanna, Illinois River sand deposits, Mason County, Illinois
Dominant species found here include Crataegus spp., Rubus spp., Sassafras albidum, Solidago canadensis, and Toxicodendron radicans.
A floristic inventory and description of the structure and composition of the plant communities of Botany Glen, Grant County, Indiana

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