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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Rhus glabra (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Smooth 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 Stem 2.0 1005.0 0.02 *
ASH 0 Stem 21000.0 67000.0 0.04 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 1.0 335.0 -0.89 *
BORON 4 Stem 2.0 34.0 0.18 *
CADMIUM 3 Stem 0.0 4.0 0.75 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 2520.0 24790.0 0.66 *
CALCIUM-MALATE 0 Fruit *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.0 10.1 0.61 *
COBALT 2 Stem 0.0 0.5 -0.69 *
COPPER 12 Stem 0.6 20.0 -0.55 *
DIHYDROFISETIN 3 Leaf *
FAT 0 Seed 87000.0 120000.0 -0.77 *
FISETIN 15 Leaf *
FLUORINE 0 Stem 0.0 0.1 -0.11 *
GALLIC-ACID-METHYLESTER 0 Plant *
IODINE 12 Stem 3.0 6.0 0.77 *
LEAD 0 Stem 0.4 20.0 -1.08 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Stem 147.0 4690.0 -0.03 *
MANGANESE 14 Stem 3.0 134.0 -1.12 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Stem 0.0 4.7 0.97 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vasodilator 3 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 *
Vulnerary 1 Martindale's 28th
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 *