| 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 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Thompson 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 |
Thompson Drug, Poison Decoction of plant considered poisonous if too strong or taken in large dose. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Thompson Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of stems and roots taken for syphilis. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Thompson Dye, Unspecified Juice used as a stain. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Thompson Fiber, Basketry Leaves used as basket covers. 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 |
Winnebago 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 |
Winnebago 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 |
Winnebago 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 integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Brewer & S. Wats. Lemonade Sumac USDA RHIN2 |
Cahuilla Food, Beverage Berries soaked in water and used as a beverage. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 131 |
| Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Brewer & S. Wats. Lemonade Sumac USDA RHIN2 |
Diegueno Food, Beverage Leaf wad kept in the mouth to assuage thirst on long journeys by foot. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 37 |
| Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Brewer & S. Wats. Lemonade Sumac USDA RHIN2 |
Mahuna Food, Fruit Berries eaten mainly to quench the thirst. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 70 |
| Rhus microphylla Engelm. ex Gray Littleleaf Sumac USDA RHMI3 |
Apache Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 49 |
| Rhus microphylla Engelm. ex Gray Littleleaf Sumac USDA RHMI3 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Preserves Dried fruits ground, pulp mixed with water and sugar and cooked to make jam. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 46 |
| Rhus ovata S. Wats. Sugar Sumac USDA RHOV |
Cahuilla Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves taken for colds. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 131 |
| Rhus ovata S. Wats. Sugar Sumac USDA RHOV |
Cahuilla Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of leaves taken for coughs. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 131 |
| Rhus ovata S. Wats. Sugar Sumac USDA RHOV |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Berries dried. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 131 |
| Rhus ovata S. Wats. Sugar Sumac USDA RHOV |
Cahuilla Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 131 |