| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Special Food Bark eaten by children as a delicacy. 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 44 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Red berries eaten for vomiting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing Infusion poured over sunburn blisters. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for blisters. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 36 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark taken 'to make human milk flow abundantly.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Red berries chewed for bedwetting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cherokee Dye, Black Berries used to make black dye. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cherokee Dye, Red Berries used to make red dye. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cherokee Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Leaves mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 180 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of 'growth which sometimes appears on the tree' used for dysentery. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of roots taken for colds. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Drug, Emetic Infusion of roots taken as an emetic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Drug, Oral Aid Blossoms chewed for sore mouth. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Drug, Oral Aid Compound decoction of blossoms used as mouthwash for teething children. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of flower used as a mouthwash for teething child. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of plants taken for asthma. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Dye, Red Fruit used to make a dull, red dye. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Dye, Yellow Inner bark, bloodroot and wild plum inner bark used to make a yellow dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 374 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Dye, Yellow Stalk pulp used to make a light yellow dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 373 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Chippewa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves dried and smoked. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 135 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Comanche Food, Fruit Fruits eaten by children. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Comanche Other, Smoke Plant Leaves added to tobacco for smoking. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Creek Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of root taken for dysentery. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Creek Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of roots taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 36 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Creek Drug, Other Leaves mixed with tobacco and smoked for 'all cephalic and pectoral complaints.' Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Dakota 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 |
Dakota 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 |
Dakota Other, Smoke Plant Scarlet leaves gathered in the fall and dried for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 367 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Flathead Drug, Cathartic Fruits used as a purgative. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Flathead Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of green or dried branches taken for tuberculosis. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Gosiute Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 379 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Gosiute Other, Smoke Plant Leaves formerly used to smoke. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 379 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Iroquois Drug, Alterative Sprouts used as an alterative. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Iroquois Food, Beverage Bobs boiled and used as a drink in winter. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Iroquois Food, Unspecified Fresh shoots peeled and eaten raw. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 119 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Iroquois Food, Unspecified Sprouts eaten raw. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 93 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kiowa Drug, Other Plant used to 'purify' the body and mind. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kiowa Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Plant used for tuberculosis. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kiowa Dye, Orange-Yellow Spring roots used as a yellow, orange dye. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kiowa Dye, Orange-Yellow Spring roots used as a yellow, orange dye. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Dried leaves smoked in a mixture of tobacco. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Dried leaves smoked in a mixture of tobacco. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Kutenai Drug, Throat Aid Roots squeezed and juice swallowed for sore throat. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Lakota Other, Smoke Plant Red, autumn leaves used to smoke. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 33 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Root bark used as a rubefacient, to raise a blister on the patient. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 200 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Meskwaki Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of root taken as an appetizer by invalids. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 200 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Meskwaki Dye, Yellow Root used to dye rush mats and woven bark mats yellow. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Meskwaki Food, Beverage Berries and sugar used to make a cooling drink in the summer time and stored for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 255 |
| Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac USDA RHGL |
Micmac Drug, Ear Medicine Parts of plant used for earaches. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |