. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. SASSAFRAS VARIIFOLIUM (Sa- lisb.) Ktze. Sassafras, ague tree, saxi- frax, smelling stick. Lauraceae. U. S. P. XI, p. 268.—A tall shrub or low tree w^ith bright green branches, aromatic when crushed ; leaves dark green, leathery, usual- ly lobed at the tip and mitten- or double mitten-shaped, wedge-shaped at the base, petioled, alternate, 3-ribbed; flowers yel- lowish-green, small, in racemes just below the leaves; fruit a dark blue, 1-seeded drupe held in the bright red, thickened calyx. The bark of the root and trunk collected in spring
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. SASSAFRAS VARIIFOLIUM (Sa- lisb.) Ktze. Sassafras, ague tree, saxi- frax, smelling stick. Lauraceae. U. S. P. XI, p. 268.—A tall shrub or low tree w^ith bright green branches, aromatic when crushed ; leaves dark green, leathery, usual- ly lobed at the tip and mitten- or double mitten-shaped, wedge-shaped at the base, petioled, alternate, 3-ribbed; flowers yel- lowish-green, small, in racemes just below the leaves; fruit a dark blue, 1-seeded drupe held in the bright red, thickened calyx. The bark of the root and trunk collected in spring or fall, also the pith of young branches. Common to abundant as a weed tree in woods, abandoned fields, and waste places southward from the Rock River. The root bark yields an aromatic volatile oil (oil of sassafras), the pith a mucilage. The oil is used as an aromatic stimulant and flavoring agent, the mucilage as a demul- cent. SATUREJA HORTENSIS L. Sum- mer savory. Labiatae. The herb collected. Formerly grown extensively in gardens; not known to have escaped and become established in the state. Contains a volatile, aromatic oil. Used as an aromatic Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tehon, L. R. (Leo Roy), 1895-1954. Urbana, Ill. : Natural History Survey Division
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