oil of sassafras

plant substance

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  • camphor tree
    In Laurales: Lauraceae

    Oil of sassafras, as much as 80 percent composed of the compound safrole, was previously distilled in large quantities from the bark enclosing the roots of Sassafras albidum (also called S. officinale), a plant native to Canada and the United States. This oil once served…

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