sassafras tea

noun

1. a tea made from the aromatic dried bark of the root of the sassafras tree, often used medicinally as a stimulant, diaphoretic, and diuretic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sassafras tea¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Their coffee was generally roasted rye, or a mixture of rye and "Rio," and their evening drink was milk or Sassafras tea.

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Venison stew is served him out of the big pot, and a dish of sassafras tea is also set before him.

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Every one is familiar with the sassafras peddler who in the Spring sells a small bundle of roots or bark for making sassafras tea.

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If something hot is desired, as a beverage, take a cup of sassafras tea with a little cream and sugar.

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A cup of hot water, chocolate, cocoa, or sassafras tea may be taken after either one of these meals.

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