Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene

Eastern Poison Ivy

Iroquois - Drug, Blood Medicine

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 52

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Scientific name: Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene
USDA symbol: TORY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Poison Ivy
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to the skin as a vesicatory for water in the blood.

RECRD: 50089 id: 40486

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