Sassafras
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Sassafras is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia. The genus is distinguished by its aromatic pr
Sassafras Leaves June Nbg
Pistillate (female) flowers
Staminate (male) flowers
Fossil Sassafras hesperia leaf from Early Ypresian, Klondike Mountain Formation, Washington, US
Safrole
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Safrole is an organic compound with the formula CH2O2C6H3CH2CH=CH2. It is a colorless oily liquid, although impure samples can appear yellow. A member of the phenylpropanoid family of natural products
Sassafras
…woodpeckers, downy woodpeckers, thrushes, vireos, and northern mockingbirds. Some small mammals also consume sassafras fruits. Sassafras oil contains safrole, which may have a carcinogenic effect. Long-term pharmacological studies in the laboratories of the Food and Drug Administration, demonstrated safrole…
Sassafras albidum