oil of sassafras

[′ȯil əv ′sas·ə‚fras]

(materials)

A pungent, aromatic, yellowish or reddish-yellow liquid obtained from the bark of American sassafras (Sassafras albidum); soluble in organic solvents, glacial acetic acid, and carbon disulfide; used for flavors, perfumes, and medicines. Also known as clary sage oil; sassafras oil.

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Instead they contained camphor, chloroform, ammonia, red pepper, guaiac, myrrh, turpentine, or oil of sassafras as active ingredients.

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Oil of sassafras was distilled from the bark and was once extensively employed as a perfume in the manufacture of soaps.