The sassafras plant (or bark) provides the primary flavour of what?
Sassafras albidum 2014. All parts of the "Sassafras albidum" plant have been used for human purposes, including stems, leaves, bark, wood, roots, fruit, and flowers. "Sassafras albidum", while native to North America, is significant to the economic, medical, and cultural history of both Europe and North America. In North America, it has particular culinary significance, being featured in distinct national foods such as traditional root beer, filé powder, and Louisiana Creole cuisine. "Sassafras albidum" was an important plant to many Native Americans of the southeastern United States and was used for many purposes, including culinary and medicinal purposes, before the European colonization
Sassafras tzumu the Chinese and North American species. Like those of "Sassafras albidum", "Sassafras tzumu's" leaves may have 2 or 3 lobes, although leaves with 3 lobes occur more frequently in "S. tzumu" while they are possible but rare in "S. albidum". The bark of "Sassafras tzumu" is durable fine-grained and yellow. The wood is used in shipbuilding and furniture making because of its durability. The plant is used for medicinal purposes, to treat rheumatism and trauma. Essential oils may be extracted from bark, roots, or fruit, and contain a 1% concentration of phenylpropene safrole. According to other sources, the bark of