Дәрілік иісті бұта – Lindera benzoin

Species of shrub

Lindera benzoin (commonly called spicebush, common spicebush, northern spicebush, wild allspice, or Benjamin bush It has a colonial nature and often reproduces by root sprouting, forming clumps or thickets. and are dark green above and paler below. It has a "turpentine like" taste and aromatic scent, and contains a large seed. Spicebush is dioecious (plants are either male or female), so that both sexes are needed in a garden if one wants drupes with viable seeds. In the wild, the population tends to have more males than females possibly due to the heavier reproductive costs on females. The stem of L. benzoin has a slightly rough, but flat, bark which is covered in small, circular lenticels which give it a rough texture.

Other species in the genus Lindera also have common names containing the word "spicebush" and may appear similar. An example is Lindera melissaefolia which grows in swamps in southern US; it is differentiated by its hairy stems. 'Xanthocarpa,' which has yellow orange fruits, was discovered in Arnold Arboretum in 1967 by Alfred Fordham. Although several butterflies and moths used spicebush as a host, they are not considered serious pests.

Due to its habit of growing in rich woods, early land surveyors used spicebush as an indicator of good agricultural land. The fruits can be dried, ground, and used as an allspice substitute. Native Americans, including the Cherokee, Creek, and Iroquois used the plant for treatments in multiple ailments.

Many animals feed on the leaves, twigs, and berries of spicebush. Some mammals include whitetail deer, Eastern cottontail rabbit, opossums. It also supports the caterpillars of the cynthia moth, eastern tiger swallowtail, imperial moth, and the tulip tree beauty. The larvae of the spicebush swallowtail are easily found inside leaves that have been folded over by the application of silk; small larvae are brown, resembling bird droppings, and mature larvae are green. The anterior of a larva has two large eyespots and resembles the head of a snake. Since one or more broods (generations) of spicebush swallowtails typically occur each year, spicebush is a useful plant for the butterfly garden, since the egg laying females are strongly attracted to it. Promethea moth cocoons, if present, are obvious during the cold season after leaf drop, and resemble dead leaves still hanging from twigs. Neither of these insects is ever present in sufficient quantities to defoliate a medium through large spicebush, although very small specimens may suffer even from a single caterpillar.