Steinmetz:Rhus

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Rhus aromatica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Sweet Sumach
  • Fragrant Sumach
Natural Habitat
  • Atlantic North America
  • Mexico
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex radicis Rhois aromaticae
Constituent(s)
  • free malic acid
  • malates
  • acid calcium
  • essential oil
  • fixed oil
  • tannin
  • resin
  • red colouring matter
Action
  • astringent
  • antiseptic
  • tonic
  • diuretic
  • used in enuresis
  • in kidney- and bladder diseases
  • and in diarrhoea



Rhus coriaria

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Sicilian Sumach
Natural Habitat
  • Southern Europe (mainly Sicily)
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Rhois coriariae
Constituent(s)
  • leaf
  • bark: tannin
  • myricetin
  • oxyquercetin
Action
  • astringent
  • haemostatic
  • aromatic. Tannic acid is largely obtained from the bark. The fresh fruits are toxic



Rhus cotinus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Venetian Sumach
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (especially Southern Europe)
  • Balkan
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Rhois cotini
Constituent(s)
  • tannic acid
Action
  • astringent
  • haemostatic
  • antiseptic
  • tonic
  • febrifuge; employed to dye leather a yellow colour



Rhus glabra

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Smooth Sumach
  • Pennsylvania Sumach
Natural Habitat
  • U. S. A.
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex Rhois glabrae
  • Fructus Rhois glabrae
Constituent(s)
  • leaf
  • bark: tannin
Action
  • bark: anti-diabetic
  • astringent
  • alterative
  • tonic; berry: refrigerant
  • diuretic
  • febrifuge



Rhus semialata

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Chinese Sumach
Natural Habitat
  • China
  • Japan
  • Hawaii
  • Southern Asia
Part(s) Used
  • Gallae sinensis (which see)




Rhus succedanea

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Japanese vegetable wax tree
  • Japan lacquer tree
Natural Habitat
  • China
  • Japan
  • California
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Cera Japonica, Lacca Japonica (obtained from the fruits - It is a fat, not a wax)
Constituent(s)
  • glycerine
  • acids
  • alcohol
  • laccol (verniciferol)
  • essential oil
  • hydrocarbon
  • tannin
Action
  • cholagogue
  • expectorant
  • astringent; used for making candles
  • varnishes
  • etc.



Rhus toxicodendron (quercifolia)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Poison Oak
  • Joy tree
  • Poison Ivy
  • Poison Vine
  • Poison Sumach
Natural Habitat
  • North America
  • Mexico
  • North- and Eastern Asia
  • especially Japan; cultivated in Central Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Rhois toxicodendri = Folia Toxicodendri
Constituent(s)
  • toxicodendron
  • cardol
  • gum
  • resin
  • tannin
Action
  • narcotic
  • irritant
  • stimulant
  • nerve-sedative
  • rubefacient
  • vesicatory
  • toxic



Rhus typhina

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Buck's horn
  • Staghorn Sumach
Natural Habitat
  • North America; cultivated in Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus Rhois typhinae
Action
  • used for manufacturing vinegar



Rhus venenata

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Poison Sumach
Natural Habitat
  • North America
Action
  • strong dermal irritant
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