| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Nez Perce Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaves moistened and used for skin rashes. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ojibwa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Bark and berries used in medicine ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Inner bark of trunk or twig used in compounds as astringents. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ojibwa Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of blossoms used as a wash for sore eyes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ojibwa Drug, Hemostat Infusion of root bark used as a 'hemostatic.' Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Bark and berries used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Poultice of leaves used for unspecified conditions. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ojibwa Dye, Orange Inner bark and central pith of the stem mixed with bloodroot and used for the orange color. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 424 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Fresh or dried berries sweetened with maple sugar & made into a hot or cool beverage like lemonade. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of branches with seed heads used for an itchy scalp condition. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Milky latex used as a salve on sores. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of seed heads taken by women during childbirth. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of bark &/or roots taken & applied externally to the chest for a 'tight chest.' Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Other Decoction of branches with seed heads used as bathing water for frost bitten limbs. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of seed heads used as bathing water for gonorrhea. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Beverage Seed heads used to make tea. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Season Indicator Leaves changing color used as an indication that the sockeye salmon were spawning. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 59 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Okanagon Drug, Oral Aid Root chewed for sore mouth or tongue. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken for painful urination and retention of urine. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Drug, Antidote Poultice of plants applied for poisoning. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion used as wash for sores and powdered plants applied to wounds and open sores. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves or fruits applied 'in case of poisoning of the skin.' Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Drug, Diuretic Decoction of root taken 'in case of retention of urine.' Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root used as a post-partum styptic wash. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Drug, Hemostat Decoction of fruits used as a post-partum styptic wash. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of root taken for painful urination and retention of urine. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Dye, Yellow Inner bark used to make a yellow dye. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Dye, Yellow Roots used to make a yellow dye. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant Dried, deveined, red leaves broken fine and used for smoking in the absence of kinnikinnick. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 331 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant Dried, red leaves used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant Red leaves dried and used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Pawnee Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of fruit used for 'bloody flux.' Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Pawnee Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of fruit used for dysmenorrhea. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Pawnee Other, Smoke Plant Dried, red leaves used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Pawnee Other, Smoke Plant Red leaves dried and used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Plains Indian Dye, Black Leaves, bark and roots used to make a black dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Plains Indian Dye, Gray Leaves, bark and roots used to make a gray dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Plains Indian Dye, Yellow Leaves, bark and roots used to make a yellow-tan dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Plains Indian Other, Smoke Plant Leaves used to make a tobacco mixture. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ponca Other, Smoke Plant Dried, red leaves used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Ponca Other, Smoke Plant Red leaves dried and used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 99, 100 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Sanpoil Drug, Dermatological Aid Mashed leaves rubbed on sore lips. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Sanpoil Drug, Oral Aid Leaves chewed and held in the mouth for sore gums. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 219 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Sioux Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of fruits used by women for hemorrhaging after parturition. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Sioux Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of bruised and wetted leaves or fruits used for poisoned skin. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Sioux Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of roots used for urine retention and painful urination. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Tewa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves smoked as tobacco. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 47 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of shredded bark with another plant taken for ulcers. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 149 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Thompson Drug, Internal Medicine Infusion of plant used after internal surgery, to make the wounds heal faster. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 149 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Thompson Drug, Oral Aid Fresh root chewed for sore mouth or tongue. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466 |