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.