Anacardiaceae Rhus copallinum L.
Flameleaf Sumac
Creek - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 36
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Rhus copallinum L.
Scientific name: Rhus copallinum L.
USDA symbol: RHCOC (
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Common names: Flameleaf Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Creek
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for dysentery.
RECRD: 93476 id: 32889