E30 Sassafras Tea by Effie Lee Newsome

Send us Fan MailDescription: An immersive reading of Sassafras Tea by Effie Lee Newsome with reflection on tea rituals, herbal remedies, the good and hindsight. Website:https://anauscultation.wordpress.com/ Work:Sassafras TeaBy Effie Lee NewsomeThe sass’fras tea is red and clear In my white china cup, So pretty I keep peeping in Before I drink it up.I stir it with a silver spoon, And sometimes I just hold A little tea inside the spoon, Like it was lined with gold.It makes me hungry just to smell The nice hot sass’fras tea, And that’s the one thing I really like That they say’s good for me.References:Effie Lee Newsome: https://poets.org/poet/effie-lee-newsome  Sassafras Tea: https://poets.org/poem/sassafras-tea Caroling Dusk: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1136&context=zeabook Noé, J. (2002). Chapter 10 Ethnomedicine of the cherokee: Historical and current applications. In Advances in Phytomedicine (Vol. 1, pp. 125-131). Elsevier B.V.Elizabeth A. Hausner, Robert H. Poppenga.  Editor(s): Michael E. Peterson, Patricia A. Talcott, (2013) Chapter 26 Hazards Associated with the Use of Herbal and Other Natural Products. In Small Animal Toxicology (Third Edition, pp 335-356) W.B. Saunders,Sloan Kettering: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/sassafrasHilton L, Hempel S, Ewing BA, Apaydin E, Xenakis L, Newberry S, Colaiaco B, Maher AR, Shanman RM, Sorbero ME, Maglione MA. Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Behav Med. 2017 Apr;51(2):199-213. Rusch HL, Rosario M, Levison LM, Olivera A, Livingston WS, Wu T, Gill JM. The effect of mindfulness meditation on sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2019 Jun;1445(1):5-16.Black DS, Slavich GM. Mindfulness meditation and the immune system: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2016 Jun;1373(1):13-24.Charlton A. Medicinal uses of tobacco in history. J R Soc Med. 2004 Jun;97(6):292-6.