62 WILD MEDICINAL • PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



" Sanicula marilandica L. Parsley family (Apiaceae). 



Black sanicle; black snakeroot; American Banicle; poolroot. 



Native, perennial herb, 1 to 3 feet high; in rich woods, Canada to Georgia. 

 Part used. — Root (nonofficial). 



Saponaria officinalis L. Pink family (Silenaceae). 



Soap wort; soaproot; bouncing-Bet; fuller' s-herb. 



Stout, perennial herb, 1 to 2 feet high, naturalized from Europe and found along 

 roadsides and waste places; common almost everywhere. 



Parts used. — Root and herb (nonofficial). 

 Sarolhamnus scoparius Wimm. Same as Oytisus scoparius. 

 Sarracenia flava L. Pitcher-plant family ( Sarraceniaceae). 



Trumpetleaf; trumpets; Eve's-cup; watercup; yellow-flowered watercup. 



Curious, indigenous perennial, about 1 to 3 feet high, found in low, wet pine 

 barrens in the southeastern United States. 



Paris used. — Root and sometimes the leaves (nonofficial). 



Sarracenia purpurea L. Pitcher-plant family (Sarraceniaceae). 



Pitcher-plant; flytrap; sidesaddle-flower; watercup; smallpox-plant. 



Indigenous perennial, 1 to 2 feet high, growing in wet, boggy places and marshes, 

 from Canada to Minnesota and Florida. 



parts used. — Root and sometimes the leaves (nonofficial). 

 Barsaparilla, American. See Aral hi nudicaulis. 

 Barsaparilla, bristly. See Aral la kispida. 

 Barsaparilla, false. See Am/ia nudicaulis. 

 Barsaparilla, Texas. See Memspermum ctmadense. 

 Barsaparilla, Virginian. See Aral i a nudicauUs. 

 Barsaparilla, wild. See Araiia nudicauUs. 



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Sassafras. See Sassafras variifolium. 



{Sassafras officinale Nees & Eberm. Same as Sassafras varnfolium. 



Sassafras sassafras (L.) Karat* Same as Sassafras variifolium. 



Sassafras, swamp-. See Magnolia vxrginiana. 





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Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) 0. Kunt/e. " Laurel family (Lauraceae). 



Synonym*.— Sassafras officinal < Xees & Eberm.; Sassafras sassafras ( L. ) Karst. a 

 Sassafras; ague-tree. 



Native tree, sometimes reaching a height of 125 feet; in rich woods, Massachu- 

 setts to Ontario and Michigan, south to Florida and Texas. 



Parts used. — Bark of root, collected in early spring or autumn and deprived of 

 the periderm (official); pith (official); and the oil of sassafras distilled from 

 the root, especially the root bark (official). 



Satureia hortensis L. Mint family ( Menthaceae) . 



Summer-savory. 



Hairy, aromatic, annual herb, adventive from Europe and occurring in waste 

 pla < a from Canada to Pennsylvania and Nevada. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 



Savin. See Juniperus sabina. 

 Savin, red. See Jmdperus lirgmiana. 

 Savory, summer-. See Satureia hortensis. 

 Saw-palmetto. See Serenoa semdata. 

 Saxifrage, burnet-. See Pimpinella saxifraga. 



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