| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of plant with choke cherry, oak, yellow birch and dogwood used for rheumatism. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 192 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Dietary Aid Infusion of fruits used as tonic to improve the appetite. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 192 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Root used as a medicine. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 192 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Beverage Berries steeped in water, sweetened with sugar and drunk like lemonade. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 114 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic Decoction of flowers taken for stomach pain. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Chippewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of flowers taken for stomach pain. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Delaware Drug, Venereal Aid Roots combined with purple cone-flower roots and used for venereal disease. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Venereal Aid Compound containing root used for venereal disease. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 28, 78 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of berries taken for diarrhea. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 69, 82 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Iroquois Drug, Dietary Aid Wood pieces eaten by mothers to improve the milk. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 51 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark, buds and branches from another plant taken before giving birth. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 51 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Iroquois Drug, Reproductive Aid Infusion of bark & flowers taken to prevent the water from breaking too early during the pregnancy. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 51 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Malecite Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of roots or berries used as a blood purifier. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 253 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Malecite Drug, Cough Medicine Used with blackberry roots, mountain holly, lily roots and mountain raspberry roots for coughs. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Malecite Drug, Febrifuge Used with blackberry roots, mountain holly, lily roots and mountain raspberry roots for fevers. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Malecite Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Used with blackberry roots, mountain holly, lily roots and mountain raspberry roots for consumption. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of 'red top' sweetened, strained, 'boiled down' and used for coughs. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 130 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Inner bark considered astringent and used as a valuable pile remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root bark taken for 'inward troubles.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Drug, Gynecological Aid Hairy twigs of smaller shrubs used for various 'female diseases.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Astringent, inner bark of trunk considered a valuable pile remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Compound containing berries taken for consumption and pulmonary troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound containing berries used for consumption and pulmonary troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Dye, Yellow Roots boiled for yellow dye. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 77 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Food, Beverage Infusion of dried berries used as a beverage very similar to lemonade. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 62 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Berries dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 62 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Anthelmintic Compound containing berries used for pinworms. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Micmac Drug, Dietary Aid Berries and roots used for loss of appetite. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Micmac Drug, Throat Aid Parts of plant used for sore throats. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Micmac Drug, Throat Aid Used for sore throats. Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Micmac Drug, Throat Aid Used for sore throats. Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Mohegan Drug, Throat Aid Berries used to make a gargle for sore throat. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Natchez Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roots applied to boils. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Hemostat Root used for hemorrhages. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of gall infected leaves taken for mouth sores. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2244 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of gall infected leaves taken for sore throat. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2244 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
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 typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Ojibwa Food, Winter Use Food Seed heads dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Anthelmintic Compound containing berries used to expel worms. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Hemostat Root bark used as a 'hemostatic.' Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of leaves used as gargle for sore throat, tonsillitis and erysipelas. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |
| Rhus typhina L. Staghorn Sumac USDA RHHI2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of leaves gargled for sore throat, tonsillitis and erysipelas. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38 |