Translations:AY Honors/Edible Wild Plants/Sassafras/2/en
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EWP |name = Sassafras |image = Sassafras1980.jpg |image_caption = Three-lobed sassafras leaf |description = Sassafras is a small tree with brown, furrowed bark. The leaves come inthree shapes: an oval (one lobe); a mitten (two lobes); and a glove (three lobes). |range = Eastern US, west to eastern Texas, north to Illinois, east to New Hampshire. |use = dig up the roots, peel them, and boil them to make a rootbeer-like tea. |warning = Safrole, which is the main component (75-80%) of sassafras essential oil, is now recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as a potential carcinogen.
