who learned of it's use from the Iroquois and Seneca tribes. Sassafras tea was considered to be a blood purifier and the essential oil was used in liniments. Sassafras was exported from the colonies to Europe where it caused quite a stir.3Sassafras combined with prickly ash, cayenne and cam...
At one time, the United States was the only country to produce sassafrasessential oilwhere it was used to flavour drinks such as root beer. Medicinal teas – one was known as ‘saloop’ – were made from the bark, leaves and buds. Soap was also made from the leaves. But because of t...