Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Montana Indian - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 21

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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Powdered fruit applied as a lotion or dusted on the affected surface in cases of smallpox.

RECRD: 10214 id: 33177

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