Description
Sassafras tzumu (Sassafras tzumu (Hemsl.) Hemsl) is a deciduous tree of the Lauraceae family, which can reach 35 meters in height and 2.5 meters in diameter at breast height; the bark is smooth, the top buds are large, oval, and the bud scales are nearly round , Leaves alternate, clustered at the top of branches, apex acuminate, base wedge-shaped, lobes slightly obtuse, papery, green above, gray-green below, slender petiole, terminal inflorescence, first leaves open, many flowers, densely packed with produle It is tan pubescent, bracts linear to filamentous, and the longest at the lowest part of the inflorescence. The flowers are yellow and dioecious; the peduncle is slender, the perianth tube is very short, the perianth lobes are lanceolate, the filaments are flat, pilose, the fruit is subglobose, and the receptacle is red. It blooms from March to April and bears fruit from May to September.
Distributed in China's Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces. Often born in sparse or dense forests, 150-1900 meters above sea level.
This kind of wood is light yellow, with good quality, fineness, and durability. It is used in shipbuilding, waterwheels and high-end furniture; roots and bark are used as medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, expel wind and dampness, treat sprains and psoas muscle strain; fruit , Leaves and roots still contain aromatic oil, roots contain more than 1% oil, and the main component of the oil is safrole
