Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Blackfoot - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 42

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Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Dried berries ground and dusted onto smallpox pustules.

RECRD: 60674 id: 33090

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