Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill.
Atlantic Poison Oak
Cherokee - Drug, Emetic
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37
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Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill.
Scientific name: Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill.
USDA symbol: TOPU2 (
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Common names: Atlantic Poison Oak
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of bark taken as an emetic.
RECRD: 93597 id: 40466