Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans

Eastern Poison Ivy

Kiowa - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 38

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Scientific name: Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
USDA symbol: TORAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Poison Ivy
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Whole or broken leaves rubbed over boils or skin eruptions.

RECRD: 93548 id: 40482

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