Assertion: sassafras's bark | /r/ObjectUse | used as sedative
Facets:
value: for hundreds of years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The stem bark has been used as a sedative for hundreds of years as recorded in the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China2, 8, 9 and as an anti-inflammatory agent for swelling and pain in the lungs and to treat skin ulcers, wounds, bruises, abscesses, boils, hemorrhoids, and fractures, as well as to remove carbuncles.