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[[File:Sassafras7.jpg|thumb|right|''Sassafras'']]
 
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'''Sassafras''' is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae and it is native to eastern North America and eastern Asia. The genus is distinguished by its aromatic properties, which have made the tree useful to humans.
 
'''Sassafras''' is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae and it is native to eastern North America and eastern Asia. The genus is distinguished by its aromatic properties, which have made the tree useful to humans.
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|skin irritation}}, {{Uses|insect bites}}, {{Uses|cancer}}, {{Uses|vomiting}}, {{Uses|kidney problems}}, {{Uses|gastrointestinal complaints}}, {{Uses|colds}}, {{Uses|rheumatism}}, {{Uses|skin eruptions}}
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{{Uses|Skin irritation}}, {{Uses|Insect bites}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Gastrointestinal complaints}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Six monoterpenes, 2 sesquiterpenes, 6 allylbenzenes, 2 propenylbenzenes, 2 acroleins and 1 benzaldehyde derivative were identified. Eleven out of these 19 sassafras constituents are reported for the first time. However, 1′-hydroxysafrole was not detected<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Six monoterpenes, 2 sesquiterpenes, 6 allylbenzenes, 2 propenylbenzenes, 2 acroleins and 1 benzaldehyde derivative were identified. Eleven out of these 19 sassafras constituents are reported for the first time. However, 1′-hydroxysafrole was not detected.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Augue tree, Sassafras}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|greenish-yellow|5-20|Flowers that appear in clusters at the branch ends in spring}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Greenish-yellow|5-20|Flowers that appear in clusters at the branch ends in spring}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm|Yellow, weakly fragrant flowers in April; male trees are more showy|dark blue drupes|}}
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm|Yellow, weakly fragrant flowers in April; male trees are more showy|Dark blue drupes|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
Landscape Uses:Pest tolerant, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden. Requires a deep, fertile, well-drained, lime-free, near neutral soil in sun or light shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Landscape Uses:Pest tolerant, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden. Requires a deep, fertile, well-drained, lime-free, near neutral soil in sun or light shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Odermennig.jpg
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Image:Sassafras albidum Trunk Bark 3264px.jpg
File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Sassafras Sassafras albidum Leaf 2505px.jpg
Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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Sassafras albidum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-260.jpg
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Sassafras albidum flower.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942200974806 "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942200974806 Chemical constituents]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/sassafras-albidum/ Plant decsription]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/sassafras-albidum/ "plant decsription]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Sassafras+albidum Cultivation details]</ref>
 
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Sassafras+albidum "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Lauraceae]]

Latest revision as of 18:21, 4 August 2020

Sassafras

Sassafras is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae and it is native to eastern North America and eastern Asia. The genus is distinguished by its aromatic properties, which have made the tree useful to humans.

Uses

Skin irritation, Insect bites, Cancer, Vomiting, Kidney problems, Gastrointestinal complaints, Colds, Rheumatism, Skin eruptions

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Six monoterpenes, 2 sesquiterpenes, 6 allylbenzenes, 2 propenylbenzenes, 2 acroleins and 1 benzaldehyde derivative were identified. Eleven out of these 19 sassafras constituents are reported for the first time. However, 1′-hydroxysafrole was not detected.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Augue tree, Sassafras


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves may turn yellow while veins remain green in alkaline soils

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Greenish-yellow 5-20 Flowers that appear in clusters at the branch ends in spring

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm Yellow, weakly fragrant flowers in April; male trees are more showy Dark blue drupes {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Landscape Uses:Pest tolerant, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden. Requires a deep, fertile, well-drained, lime-free, near neutral soil in sun or light shade.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Deciduous woodlands, Thickets on rich sandy well-drained soils.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links