"Bear Drummer" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am trying to find a source for sarsaparilla for us to grow - We are
in Southern Mississippi... we love root beer, and my sister has started
making teas with what she finds at the herb shops, but we want to grow
it, not buy it in bulk...

I have searched Burpee's, and done google searches looking for a
source... does anyone have ideas on where to obtain some?

Think it is frowned upon today as possible carcinogen:
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b.../Risk/risk.htm
Safrole is the offending ingredient but I see here it is also in black
pepper.
Oh well,
Frank