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Tree leaf guide for wv8/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Those who were exposed for long periods sometimes developed liver cancer. ” – Pilgrim from Stone Axe Herbalsĭespite all these good things you’ll notice I said it was used in “traditional” root beer and “historically.” In 1960 the FDA banned the commercial use of Sassafras after a study found that rats and mice injected with large amounts of safrole (a compound present in sassafras) exhibited symptoms including nervousness, confusion, trouble-walking, and poor body temperature regulation. All of the kids thought it was cool that they had three different leaves, we called them the single, the mitten, and the spock and were amused by making the shapes with our hands for much longer than should have been entertaining, I’m sure to the counselors delight. ![]() They were easy for us to identify too, even though we were all quite young, because of their unique leaves. The counselors pointed them out while on a hike one day and all of the kids quickly became obsessed with them as we learned that the leaves tasted like fruit loops. Pilgrim remembers first trying the leaves as a kid, “Having been raised in the suburbs of Chicago, the first time I ever encountered sassafras trees was at summer camp in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ![]() Sassafras has also long been used in making traditional root beer, sassafras tea, and has tasty edible leaves. Other medicinal uses have included reducing fevers, relieving inflammation, and helping to ease menstruation and childbirth symptoms. Europeans even claimed it cured Syphilis. Many Native American groups as well as Europeans used it for medicine. It has historically had a variety of uses. Did you know that you can gather it yourself though? Sassafras or Sassafras albidum is an amazing tree that happens to be native to North America. You may have heard of Sassafras before as a traditional ingredient in root beer. We’re all super excited to spend the summer foraging, farming, cooking, wildcrafting, and building. Sassafras aside we have super exciting news! Zak and Pilgrim from Stone Axe Herbals are visiting for the summer. ![]()
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