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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Rhus copallina (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Dwarf Sumac; Winged Sumac
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 40.0 1920.0 1.28 *
ALUMINUM 5 Stem 18.0 610.0 -0.38 *
ASH 0 Leaf 27000.0 96000.0 -0.40 *
ASH 0 Stem 25000.0 61000.0 -0.21 *
BARIUM 0 Leaf 8.0 672.0 0.77 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 8.0 915.0 0.08 *
BORON 4 Leaf 3.0 67.0 0.16 *
BORON 4 Stem 1.0 30.0 -0.10 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 3240.0 24960.0 0.45 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 2450.0 21350.0 0.28 *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.0 1.9 -0.48 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.1 1.2 -0.59 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 0.8 19.0 -0.24 *
COPPER 12 Stem 1.8 30.0 -0.46 *
GALLIUM 0 Leaf 0.0 0.5 1.30 *
LANTHANUM 0 Leaf 0.8 29.0 1.66 *
LANTHANUM 0 Stem 0.7 9.2 -1.85 *
LEAD 0 Leaf 0.2 67.0 0.84 *
LEAD 0 Stem 0.2 92.0 0.48 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 405.0 9600.0 2.11 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic 4 *
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Beta-Blocker 1 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
Cancer-Preventive? 1 *
Candidicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Cardioprotective 4 *
Cardioprotective? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardiotoxic 1 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic 1 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 *
Diuretic 3 *