Anacardiaceae Rhus ovata S. Wats.

Sugar Sumac

Coahuilla - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 78

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Scientific name: Rhus ovata S. Wats.
USDA symbol: RHOV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sugar Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Coahuilla
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken for coughs.

RECRD: 93543 id: 33026

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