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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Rhus typhina

Common Name
Sumac, Staghorn Sumach, Smack, Shumach

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Cancer Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Fumitory US(Amerindian) *
Hemostat US(Amerindian) *
Hodgkin's Disease US(WI) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tea US(Appalachia) *
Tea US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Wart US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wound US(Amerindian) *