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[[File:Sassafras7.jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|skin Skin irritation}}, {{Uses|insect Insect bites}}, {{Uses|cancerCancer}}, {{Uses|vomitingVomiting}}, {{Uses|kidney Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal complaints}}, {{Uses|coldsColds}}, {{Uses|rheumatismRheumatism}}, {{Uses|skin Skin eruptions}}
==Parts Used==
==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"/>
==Common names==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|greenishGreenish-yellow|5-20|Flowers that appear in clusters at the branch ends in spring}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm|Yellow, weakly fragrant flowers in April; male trees are more showy|dark Dark blue drupes|}}
===Other features===
==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"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Image:Sassafras albidum Trunk Bark 3264px.jpg
Image:Sassafras Sassafras albidum Leaf 2505px.jpg
Sassafras albidum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-260.jpg
Sassafras albidum flower.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942200974806 "chemical Chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/sassafras-albidum/ "plant Plant decsription]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Sassafras+albidum "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
