Does anyone know any weird and or odd facts about Sassafras? If you do I would g

Question:

Does anyone know any weird and or odd facts about Sassafras? If you do I would greatly appreciate it!?

I'm in Forensics at my high school and it is one of my topics.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Oil extracted from the root and bark contains safrole, which causes cancer. So, safrole (and sassafras oil), as well as the roots of the sassafras plant, are banned by the FDA as a food or drug additive.