Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene

Pacific Poison Oak

Karok - Drug, Contraceptive

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385

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Scientific name: Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
USDA symbol: TODI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Poison Oak
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Contraceptive
Notes: Leaf swallowed in the spring as a prophylactic.

RECRD: 93486 id: 40443

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