Dwarf Sumac

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Cree), US(Amerindian)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Tetters, Wart, Dysentery, Tea

Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASH, BARIUM, BORON

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Anacardiaceae

Scientific name: Rhus copallina

Common names: Dwarf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Black Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Geflügelter Sumach, Korall-Sumach, Mountain Sumac, Shining Sumac, Winged sumac, black sumac, dwarf sumac, eastern winged sumac, flameleaf sumac, kopaalisumahh

History

The source record documents this plant in US, US(Cree), US(Amerindian).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Tetters
• Wart
• Dysentery
• Tea

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Cree)
• US(Amerindian)

Documented cultural uses

• Tetters
• Wart
• Dysentery
• Tea

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALUMINUM
• ASH
• BARIUM
• BORON
• CHROMIUM
• GALLIUM
• LANTHANUM
• LEAD
• MAGNESIUM
• MOLYBDENUM
• MOLBDENUM
• NEODYMIUM
• PHOSPHORUS
• STRONTIUM
• TITANIUM
• VANADIUM

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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