Make It: Place 6-8 rounded teaspoons of roots or bark in a non-aluminum pot and cover the herbs with two quarts cold water. Heat slowly to a boil with pot covered, and gently simmer for 25-45 minutes. The longer you simmer the herbs, the stronger the tea will be. Warm or chill, dilute to taste & sweeten with agave nectar or stevia as desired.

Sassafras Root chunks are available in store .

A cup of sassafras root tea is a traditional spring tonic in the South for hundreds of years, and was part of the home medicine of the early American colonists, who learned of its use from the Iroquois and Seneca tribes.

Sassafras tea was considered to be a blood purifier and the essential oil was used in liniments.

Sassafras was exported from the colonies to Europe where it caused quite a stir.

As a blood tonic, its roots maturing in the spring contain mineral salts that can thin the blood to help man survive the hot summer months, and then when these same plants matures in the fall they develop mineral salts that thicken the blood for those cold winter months.

• The Sassafras roots, along with Sarsaparilla, are the original sources of natural root beer.
• It is used to treat many kinds of skin diseases.
• It was used as a treatment for Syphilis.
• Sassafras has been helpful for relief from the itching of poison ivy and poison oak.
• Sassafras stimulates liver action which clears toxins from the body making it an excellent treatment for all internally caused skin disorders such as acne, eczema and psoriasis.
• It’s a great tonic for after childbirth.
• In helping to adjust the hormone balance in the body, the ingredients of Sassafras aid the pituitary gland in releasing an ample supply of protein.
• Helps with obesity due to its pituitary gland support and blood cleansing properties.

NOTE: The oil is toxic and should never be taken internally for any reason. Sassafras is not for long term use. Not for use in pregnancy.

• Sassafras is sometimes combined with sarsaparilla in herbal formulas to address prostate problems in men; however this use is based on folklore and has not as yet been supported by modern research.

Herbs are an all natural way to help maintain health and wellness as well as preventing illness to begin with. Here is to good health.