62 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Sanicula marilandica L. Parsley family (Apiaceae). 



Black sanicle; black snakeroot; American sanicle; poolroot. 



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



Part used. — Root (nonofficial). 

 Saponaria officinalis L. Pink family (Silenaceae). 



Soapwort; 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 |. 

 Sarothamnus scoparius AVimm. Same as Oytisus scoparius. 

 Sarracenia fiava L. Pitcher-plant family i 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. 



Parts used. — Root and sometimes the leaves (nonofficial I. 

 Sarracenia purpurea L. Pitcher-plant family i 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). 

 Sarsaparilla, American. See Aralia nudicaulis. 

 Sarsaparilla. bristly. See Aralia hispida. 

 Sarsaparilla, false. See Aralia nudicaulis. 

 Sarsaparilla, Texas. See Menispermum canadense. 

 Sarsaparilla. Virginian. See Aralia nudicaulis. 

 Sarsaparilla. wild. See Aralia nudicaulis. 

 Sassafras. See Sassafras variifolium. 



Sassafras officinale Nees & Eberrn. Same as Sassafras variifolium. 

 Sassafras sassafras (L. ) Karst. Same as Sassafras variifolium. 

 Sassafras, swamp-. See Magnolia virginiana. 

 Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) O. Kuntze. '-'- Laurel family (Lauraceae). 



Synonyms. — Sassafras officinale Nees & 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 spriug 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 I Menthaceae i . 



Summer-savory. 



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



places from Canada to Pennsylvania and Nevada. 

 Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 



Savin. See Juniperus sabina. 

 Savin, red. See Juniperus virginiana. 

 Savory, summer-. See Satureia hortensis. 

 Saw-palmetto. See Serenoa serrulata. 

 Saxifrage, burnet-. See Pimpinella saxifraga. 



a Although the combination Sassafras sassafras (L.) Karst. should be accepted by strict right of 

 priority, the usage of the Pharmacopoeia is followed. 



