Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Skunkbush Sumac
Montana Indian - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 21
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Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (
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Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Powdered fruit applied as a lotion or dusted on the affected surface in cases of smallpox.
RECRD: 10214 id: 33177