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Contents
British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Sassafras Root Sassafras Radix
“The dried root of Sassafras officinale… From North America.” 277
Characteristics
“In branched pieces, sometimes eight inches in diameter at the crown; bark externally greyish-brown, internally rusty-brown, of an agreeable odour, and a peculiar aromatic warm taste; wood light, porous, greyish-yellow, more feeble in odour and taste than the bark. Also in chips.” Used in the preparations of: 277
- Decoctum Sarae compostium
Preparations of Sassafras
Compound decoction of Sarsaparilla / Decoctum Sarae compostium 100
- Jamaica Sarsaparilla, cut transversely (2 ½ oz), sassafras root in chips (1/4 oz), guaiacum wood turnings (1/4 oz), fresh liquorice root, bruised (1/4 oz), mezereon bark (60 grains), boiling distilled water (1 ½ pint)
- dose: 2-10 fl oz
A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865
All page numbers are recorded as (PDF #/SOURCE #)
Medical Articles Containing Sassafras
- Compound Decoction of Sarsaparilla (314/293): sassafras, sliced