SC - Sumac
Peldyn@aol.com
Peldyn at aol.com
Thu Dec 23 10:50:34 PST 1999
Chante asked:
> > Is this sumac ya'll are talking about the same sumac many people are
> > allergic to, or is it something else?
Bear responded
>Sumac is a generic name for various plants in the family Anacardiaceae.
>Most sumacs are genus Rhus. Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac may be
>considered genus Rhus, but are often placed in genus Toxicodendron, due
>their containing urushiol. The most common of these plants is T. radicans
>(poison ivy). Poison sumac is usually used to denote T. vernix.
You wouldn't want to cook with the toxic kind.
>Other members of the family are used for tea, wine and medicine, i.e., Rhus
>typhira (staghorn sumac).
And the sumac used for seasoning Middle Eastern food is not the same
plant that gives people terrible itchy rashes. It's a different
sumac. (i think this wasn't entirely clear in Bear's very helpful
post)
Anahita al-shazhiya
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