CULTURETECHLENSSassafras tea
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Herb Society of America: Native Peoples harvested sassafras root and steeped it in hot water; 'a cup of sassafras root tea has been a traditional spring tonic in the South for hundreds of years'; in the southern US the roots were also boiled with molasses and fermented into the first root beer; the FDA banned safrole as a food ingredient in 1960. Stored sassafras root and the historic Southern framing established.
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Herb Society of America: Native Peoples harvested sassafras root and steeped it in hot water; 'a cup of sassafras root tea has been a traditional spring tonic in the South for hundreds of years'; in the southern US the roots were also boiled with molasses and fermented into the first root beer; the FDA banned safrole as a food ingredient in 1960. Stored sassafras root and the historic Southern framing established.
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- Category: drinks
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- https://blog.herbsociety.org/sassafras-beauty-and-utility/ (verification source · master store)
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Herb Society of America: Native Peoples harvested sassafras root and steeped it in hot water; 'a cup of sassafras root tea has been a traditional spring tonic in the South for hundreds of years'; in the southern US the roots were also boiled with molasses and fermented into the first root beer; the FDA banned safrole as a food ingredient in 1960. Stored sassafras root and the historic Southern framing established.
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