Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Anyone out there know much about Sassafras root tea? I read the FDA took it off the market in 1960, since they held that it could cause cancer in rats. In a Health Food Store close to us they started selling the root again, so of course it must be legal now. In the Missouri Ozarks they have used it as a tonic for decades. I notice a lot more energy if I drink a strong glass of the tea in the evening. Frankly, since I have been taking a strong glass every day I feel so much better as far as my overall health is concerned that I would hate to go without it. I read somewhere that it contains a natural chemical close to testosterone in its construction. Being a bit over 60 years old I also notice quite a bit more vigor in the bed-room. Blessings, Belial the Uncouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 These tests conducted by FDA and others usually are not accurate because they feed enormous amounts of the product they test to animals and this is not they way we use an herb. On the contrary, you make a tea with a minimum portion of the herb. Rena - Belial the Uncouth Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1:25 AM Sassafras Tea Anyone out there know much about Sassafras root tea? I read the FDA took it off the market in 1960, since they held that it could cause cancer in rats. In a Health Food Store close to us they started selling the root again, so of course it must be legal now. In the Missouri Ozarks they have used it as a tonic for decades. I notice a lot more energy if I drink a strong glass of the tea in the evening. Frankly, since I have been taking a strong glass every day I feel so much better as far as my overall health is concerned that I would hate to go without it. I read somewhere that it contains a natural chemical close to testosterone in its construction. Being a bit over 60 years old I also notice quite a bit more vigor in the bed-room. Blessings, Belial the Uncouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 It is my understanding that it is the safrole in high doses that could have unpleasant developments. Possible liver cancer; animals given high doses developed difficulty walking, nervousness, and body temperature problems. You can read different reports by googling sassafras tea, but the general idea is that if you drink it, do so on rare occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 It is my understanding that it has great medicinal power and is an old remedy. It grows in nature here and if one digs the roots u can make a palatable tea and sweetened has a nice taste. You boil the root to make the tea. Never heard much negative about it. ________________________________ Carol Reese <serenitystx Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:16:16 AM re: sassafras tea It is my understanding that it is the safrole in high doses that could have unpleasant developments. Possible liver cancer; animals given high doses developed difficulty walking, nervousness, and body temperature problems. You can read different reports by googling sassafras tea, but the general idea is that if you drink it, do so on rare occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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