Sassafras tea is a common remedy for a host of ailments, and I have had it on more than one occasion. The tea is made from roots of the sassafras tree, which has a very unique and pleasant odor, in the roots and in any branches which are broken off. The tea, in high quantities, is suspected by some to be carcinogenic, so it is not something that you want to make a habit of using, but it provides a refreshing alternative from time to time. It has been some years since I have had any, and planted some roots in the backyard last year, so we'll see if they grow at all. Given my experience, probably not! Another one is catnip tea for upset stomach, particularly among small infants and children, made from the leaves of the catnip plant. Justin At 08:59 PM 1/25/2007, you wrote: >Interesting I live in Ohio Amish Country and though I don't know any >personally, I did work home health for a time. Amish young girls >and older single >women are often privately hired to care for the chronically ill. > >I did meet one family who had an older Amish woman whose father was noted as >being successful at laying on of hands healing. She reported no success with >adults, but claimed to have "the gift" with children. > >There are also still herbiest practitioners among the Amish, though even they >are turning more to modern medicine. > >My great uncle of Clearfield County was the son of a miller, but knew a lot >of woods lore. He gave me boneset tea one spring and it was terrible, but he >used it as a tonic. His sister, my grandmother used sassafras tea >for "female" >problems. Our high school biology teacher used to warn us about some of the >local tea treatments as compounds that could dangerously lower blood pressure >per him. > >just some jottings, >Jean > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It amuses me to hear you, Justin, say you had sassafras tea "on more than one occasion." I had a friend in KY before I was married who sent me a coffee can filled with sassafras root which grew prolifically there. My mother helped me brew sassafras tea and ugh! I never wanted any more! Gloria Harbach Sassafras tea is a common remedy for a host of ailments, and I have had it on more than one occasion. The tea is made from roots of the sassafras tree, which has a very unique and pleasant odor, in the roots and in any branches which are broken off. The tea, in high quantities, is suspected by some to be carcinogenic, so it is not something that you want to make a habit of using, but it provides a refreshing alternative from time to time. It has been some years since I have had any, and planted some roots in the backyard last year, so we'll see if they grow at all. Given my experience, probably not! Another one is catnip tea for upset stomach, particularly among small infants and children, made from the leaves of the catnip plant. Justin