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Sumac was used as a treatment for several different ailments in medieval medicine, primarily in Middle Eastern and South Asian countries (where sumac was more readily available than in Europe). An 11th-century shipwreck off the coast of Rhodes , excavated by archeologists in the 1970s, contained commercial quantities of sumac drupes .
Smooth sumac has a spreading, open habit, growing up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. [4] The bark is smooth and gray to brown. [4] The leaves are alternate, 30–50 centimetres (12–20 in) long, compound with 11–31 oppositely paired leaflets. Each leaflet is 5–13 cm (2–5 in) long, with a serrated margin. [4] The leaves turn scarlet in the fall.
The skunkbush sumac has historically been used for medicinal and other purposes. The bark has been chewed or brewed into a drink for cold symptoms, the berries eaten for gastrointestinal complaints and toothache, and the leaves and roots boiled and eaten for many complaints. The leaves have also been smoked.
Rhus aromatica, commonly known as fragrant sumac, aromatic sumac, lemon sumac, polecat bush, polecat sumac, or simply sumac, [1] [2] is a deciduous shrub in the family Anacardiaceae native to North America. [3] It is native to southern and eastern Canada, most of the contiguous United States, and Mexico. [2] [4]
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Rhus coriaria, commonly called Sicilian sumac, [3] tanner's sumach, [4] or elm-leaved sumach, is a deciduous shrub to small tree in the cashew family Anacardiaceae. It is native to southern Europe and western Asia. [2] The dried fruits are used as a spice, particularly in combination with other spices in the mixture called za'atar.
Rhus copallinum (Rhus copallina is also used, but this is not consistent with the rules of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy), [3] [4] the winged sumac, [5] shining sumac, dwarf sumac or flameleaf sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) that is native to eastern North America.
Rhus integrifolia, also known as lemonade sumac, [1] lemonade berry, or lemonadeberry, is a shrub to small tree. It is native to the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the South Coast regions of Southern California .