2006-09-02 08:14:10 · 3 answers · asked by mommy49 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix or Rhus vernix) is a woody shrub growing to 3 m tall. All parts of the plant contain a toxic resin called urushiol that causes skin and mucous membrane irritation to humans. When burned, inhalation of the smoke causes diarrhea and other internal irritations. The leaves are pinnate, 25-50 cm long, with 7 - 13 leaflets; the leaflets are 4-10 cm long and sometimes mistaken for individual leaves. The veins from which the leaflets grow are always red. The fruit is a small white or grey berry, produced in panicles 10-20 cm long; this distinguishes it from other sumacs which have red berries.
2006-09-02 08:17:29 · answer #1 · answered by phoebster818 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Poison sumac is a member of a plant group that has urushiol in it.. it is an irritant. 90% of all people are allergic to it...it's in the same family as poison oak and poison ivy.
2006-09-02 08:20:33 · answer #2 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see pheebmeister. nice alternate spelling for "sumac" though
2006-09-02 08:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by Han_dang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋