Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.

Smooth Sumac

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59

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Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of seed heads taken by women during childbirth.

RECRD: 12310 id: 32967

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