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SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sassafras
1, record 1, English, sassafras
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- white sassafras 1, record 1, English, white%20sassafras
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Lauraceae. 2, record 1, English, - sassafras
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sassafras officinal
1, record 1, French, sassafras%20officinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Lauraceae. 2, record 1, French, - sassafras%20officinal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sasafrás americano
1, record 1, Spanish, sasafr%C3%A1s%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sasafrás 2, record 1, Spanish, sasafr%C3%A1s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El safrol se encuentra en el sasafrás, Sassafras albidum, o Sassafras officinale , un árbol de la familia de las Lauráceas, y se extrae con el aceite esencial. Hasta la década de 1960 este aceite esencial se utilizaba como aromatizante en algunas bebidas sin alcohol (zarzaparrilla). 2, record 1, Spanish, - sasafr%C3%A1s%20americano
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Árbol dioico de la familia Lauráceas... Es propio del centro y el Oeste de los EE.UU. Su madera, ligera y de color amarillo, se emplea en ebanistería. Su corteza se empleó como té medicinal. El extracto de las partes leñosas (que se utilizó como sudorífico) contiene safrol y se usa en la elaboración de dentífricos y de bebidas carbónicas. Las hojas secas, una vez pulverizadas, se emplean como condimento. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sasafr%C3%A1s%20americano
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