Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.

Smooth Sumac

Thompson - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466

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Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of stems and roots taken for syphilis.

RECRD: 93540 id: 33008