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While we are discussing things such as this, I'd like to broach the topic of Sassafras/Safrole. Does any other Anon have experience with this? I have my own tree, but bought some amazing roots this spring off Ebay, from Eastern TN. Literally dripping with nom nom flavor and medicine. Boil into tea, maybe add clove, nutmeg, lemon slice, brown sugar/molasses. Side effects may include night sweats.
Safrole ie, Old fashioned root beer, is panacea for autoimmune inflammation. Crohn's, RA, Interstitial Cystitis, CFS, etc.
Safrole was banned by the FDA in the ____ 30yrs ago. FDA Claimed X dose causes cancer in rats...must ban...use this prescription instead, (see: Remicade...made from mice, called Mouse Juice in the treatment center)
http://eattheplanet.org/what-is-the-story-behind-the-banning-of-safrole/
Safrole which is a unique substance in Sassafras can not be found in significant quantity in any food products sold in the united states today. On the surface it looks like a clear and simple reason.
Official Reason behind the banning of Safrole
In the 1950s in a government study, Safrole had been force fed to rats over a long period of time and had been shown to cause cancer in those rats.
What is the controversy?
The controversy lies in the fact that further research from a third party(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) discovered that Safrole is no more likely to cause cancer in humans than indoor air, or tap water. The rats in the original study were fed impractically high amounts of safrole, even if you drank Sassafras tea every day for your life you would not be anywhere close to the amount of safrole that those rats were subject to. But the primary reason why the conclusion was in error is because when safrole breaks down during the rats digestive process it produces a possible carcinogen called 1-hydroxysafrole, This chemical is not produced when humans digest safrole nor are there any other potential carcinogens produced. On the contrary, some similar chemicals to safrole have even been proven to help humans protect against cancer, and safrole may do the same when consumed in proper quantities.
What is the real reason that safrole was banned?
What is the real reason that the government banned this medicinal plant? One theory is that the government wants us to forget that we have access to this free powerful medicine and food flavoring, so that they can tax us on imported flavorings. One support for this theory is that other plants that contain safrole are not banned but are imported and taxed such as Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Black Pepper. Another more popular theory lies behind the little known fact that Sassafras can be used in the production of the drug MDMA more commonly known as ecstasy. So it is possible that the government created an experiment to claim that Sassafras causes cancer, pushing Sassafras and Safrole out of our everyday lives, all to help them gain more control over MDMA production. Although MDMA did not become popular till the 1980s it has been known to science since the early 1900s. It has had many uses during that time including being used as an interrogation drug, and as a drug to assist in psychoanalysis. So we may never know why safrole was made illegal, but there are a lot of questions behind that facts and reasons that the government has given us.