Ethnobotanical Plant Sassafras albidum | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Name

Sasafras; Sassafras

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Country/Region	Reference
Depurative	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Depurative	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diaphoretic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Diuretic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Diuretic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysentery	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Emmenagogue	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Eye	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Fatality	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Gout	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Hypertension	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Kidney	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Massage	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Medicine	US(Appalachia)	Duke, 1992 *
Mouthwash	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Pediculicide	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Pediculicide	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.