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| Botanical Name: | Laurus sassafras (Nutt.) Nees. (N.O.: Lauraceae): |
| Common Names: | Saxifrax; Saloop; Ague Tree; Cinnamon Wood; |
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| Parts Used: | Bark of the root |
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Characteristics |
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| Identifying Character: | STEMS: Usually shrubby or small trees but can reach STEM: heights of 30m, and diameters of 2m. Bark dark red-brown, deeply furrowed, soft and brittle with short, corky, layered fracture, with many oil cells, aromatic, agreeable taste. Young twigs are green, Heat wood is dark or orange-brown, resistant to decay |
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| Leaves: | Bright green above, downy beneath, are 4-6in. long, oval, specially on older branches often mitten shaped, or three- lobed on younger shoots or twigs. turn various shades of yellow, orange, pink and deep red. |
| Flowers: | small greenish appear in April or early May before the leaves. |
| Fruit: | pistil, ripens into a blue drupe. |
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Distribution |
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| Distribution: | The generic name of three species of trees., two native to eastern Asia, one to eastern North America, in the laurel family Laureceae. From Main, southern Ontario and Michigan to Texas and Florida |
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Medical |
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| Therapeutic Action: | Stimulant, , Aromatic, Tonic, Diuretic, Alterative; |
| Medical Uses: | Corrective in Rheumatism. , varicose ulcers Painful menstruation; Afterbirth pains; skin eruptive diseases; essential oil for painful toothache; Used to improve flavour of other compounds; Poultice ulcers, oil in liniments and application for bruises and swellings. |
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| Solvents: | Boiling water, alcohol |
| Dosage: | Infusion of [1] oz crushed or chipped bark to [1] pint of boiling water Tincture, [15]-30min |
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| Formulas: | Formula #[176] Acne Formula #[178] Boils (poultice) |
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Pollination and Pollinators |
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| Apis: | No |
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| Pollen: | No |
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| Nectar: | No |
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Other |
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| Non-Medical Uses: | Fruit fader for birds; |
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| History: | Said to have added discover of America by its aromatic smell that carries far out to sea. |
| Reference: | ([3]) Indian Herbalogy of North America alma R. Hutchens [241], [242], [296]; Albiedu, [241]; laurus [296]; |
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