7551. Poison Sumac

Nomenclature

Poison elder.

Description and references

Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze, Anacardiaceae. Tall, rangy shrub with leaves compounded with seven to eleven leaflets. Rachis is bright red and leaflets have no teeth on their margins, thus differing from nonpoisonous sumacs. Habit. Southern Quebec to central Florida predominantly east of Mississippi River. Found only in bogs, swamps and wet bottom lands.

Caution

Can cause severe allergic dermatitis.

Therapeutic Category

Extract as antiallergic (hyposensitization therapy).

Keywords

Poison Sumac Extract: Antiallergic (Hyposensitization Therapy)