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● The sassafras is a deciduous shade tree that grows between 30 and 60 feet tall in USDA zones 4 through 9. Site location would be in an area that receives full sun to part shade, and the tree prefers well-drained soils but is drought tolerant and clay soil tolerant. The leaves of the Sassafras are unique, coming in three shapes: one ovate, one mitten-shaped, and one with three lobes. They also have a spectacular fall color, which ranges from red to yellow and purple. Sassafras are great shade trees, and in addition to possessing abundant medicinal properties, they are also beautiful.
● The Sassafras tree has to be planted in an almost juvenile state; because of the tap root, transplanting large trees is unsuccessful most times, or can cause the plant to have a short life span. Here at Prepper Gardens, however, we sell the best-size plants, in order to maximize size and age but minimize risk.
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Does This Plant Grow Where My Survival Gardens is Located?
How to Make Sassafras Tree Bark Tea
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce of fresh or dried bark,
- 1 pint of boiling water.
Steps For Brewing Herbal Sassafras Tea Remedy:
- Dice the sassafras bark and put in water,
- Cover and let simmer for 20 minutes,
- Strain and enjoy.
*Can be sweetened with honey or other herbs to your liking.
*Adult dosage is one wine glass after meals as needed to treat ailments, for a 150lb adult. For children weighing 40lbs or less, the mixture should be half of the adult amount.
*A larger quantity can be made simply by manipulating the ingredients.
How to Make Sassafras Tree Poultice from the Leaves
Ingredients:
- Fresh or dried sassafras leaves (leaves can be dried but, prior to using, place into boiling water to soften),
- Clean water,
- Mortar and pestle.
Steps for Making Poultice from Sassafas Leaves:
- Place leaves in a blender or stone grinder,
- Add enough clean water to turn leaves into a mush,
- Add a small amount of powdered slippery elm bark, until it a thick substance is achieved,
- Apply to the affected skin; the poultice can be left on the skin for up to an hour,
- Repeat daily until ailment is no longer present.
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