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MeSH Heading: Sassafras
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.595.400.737
Unique ID: D027441
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D027441
Scope Note: A plant genus in the LAURACEAE family. The tree bark has been used medicinally. Drinks called sarsaparilla and root beer have been prepared from Sassafras and SMILAX ORNATA (Jamaican sarsaparilla).
Entry Term(s): Sassafras albidum; Sassafras officinale
Related Numbers: txid46945
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see LAURACEAE 1996-2001
History Note: 2002; use LAURACEAE 1996-2001
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Sassafras MeSH Descriptor Data 2025