| Safrole is often used in sudorific, anti-rheumatic, anti-syphilitic and diuretic medicinal preparations as well as in insect repellents and perfume fixatives. |
| Many plants contain traces of cancer-causing chemicals, like safrole, which is abundant in the roots of sassafras. |
| When used as a tea, it has none of the safrole content that makes the essential oil carcinogenic. |
| Pepper contains phytochemicals, including amides, piperidines, pyrrolidines and trace amounts of safrole, which may be carcinogenic in laboratory rodents. |
| Safrole in the bark of sassafras deters insects and other pests, but I find its sweet, licorice-like odor quite pleasing. |
| For example, safrole was used to flavor root beer until it was shown to be carcinogenic. |
