Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Cheyenne - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14

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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: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Plant used to protect the hands when removing dog meat from a boiling pot.

RECRD: 93438 id: 33095

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