American Indians used berries to stop bed-wetting. Leaves smoked for asthma; leaf tea used for asthma, diarrhea, stomatosis, (mouth diseases), dysentery. Root tea emetic, diuretic. Bark tea formerly used for diarrhea, dysentery, fevers, scrofula, general debility from sweating; also for mouth or throat ulcers, leucorrhea, and anal and uterine prolapse; astringent, tonic, antiseptic. Warning: Do not confuse this sumac with Poison Sumac, which has white fruits and toothless leaves, and grows in or near swamps.
Root tea emetic, diuretic. Bark tea formerly used for diarrhea, dysentery, fevers, scrofula, general debility from sweating; also for mouth or throat ulcers, leucorrhea, and anal and uterine prolapse; astringent, tonic, antiseptic. Warning: Do not confuse
