Sassafras
"Sassafras" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus in the LAURACEAE family. The tree bark has been used medicinally. Drinks called sarsaparilla and root beer have been prepared from Sassafras and SMILAX ORNATA (Jamaican sarsaparilla).
| Descriptor ID |
D027441
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.595.400.737
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