On this episode of rootbound we take a unique historical look at Sassafras with Dr. Clare Griffin and of course we end up talking about Paracelsus. Then steve thinks about history and trees. Show Notes!Sassafras on wikipediaDisentangling commodity histories: pauame and sassafras in the early modern global worldHow were the english introduced to SassafrasA Short History of GumboThe Real Reason Sassafras Root Beer Is IllegalMixing Medicines: The Global Drug Trade and Early Modern Russia by Clare GriffinClare Griffin’s Website

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