Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)
By William Anderson Syme
- Release Date: 2010-11-30
- Genre: Life Sciences
Description
Plants belonging to the natural order Anacardiaciæ (Cashew family or Sumach family) are found in all the temperate climates of the world and quite frequently in semi-tropical climates. Many of these plants play important parts in economic botany, yielding dye-stuffs, tanning material, wax, varnish, and drugs. Several species are poisonous. At least three poisonous species of the genus Rhus are found in the United States.