Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sumac
Meskwaki - Drug, Dietary Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 200
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Rhus glabra L.
Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (
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Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Decoction of root taken as an appetizer by invalids.
RECRD: 93510 id: 32952