Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sumac
Ojibwa - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354
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Rhus glabra L.
Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (
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Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of blossoms used as a wash for sore eyes.
RECRD: 93516 id: 32959