Anacardiaceae Rhus typhina L.
Staghorn Sumac
Potawatomi - Drug, Anthelmintic
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38
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Rhus typhina L.
Scientific name: Rhus typhina L.
USDA symbol: RHHI2 (
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Common names: Staghorn Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Compound containing berries used to expel worms.
RECRD: 93627 id: 33302