Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) Leaves cut & shifted 1 oz, Immune health

Smooth sumac is well known for its brilliant red fall foliage and its deep red berries. Smooth sumac, Rhus glabra, is the only shrub or tree that is native to all of the 48 contiguous states. It is a woody shrub that grows three to six feet tall in the Rocky Mountains, but 10 to 20 feet tall elsewhere.  The genus Rhuscontains about 35 species that are native to North America. The benefits of staghorn sumac are endless! It is an antioxidant which helps boost your overall health. Sumac also contains a lot of our essential vitamins. It is very high in vitamin C which helps your immune system. You can use all parts of the plants for various things. The leaves are good for asthma and respiratory conditions.  Wild Sumac contains Calcium malate, Dihydrofisetin, Fisetin, Iodine, Gallic-acid-methylester, tannic and gallic acids, Selenium, Tartaric-acid, and many beneficial minerals. An infusion of the leaves is used for asthma, diarrhea and stomatosis. A poultice of the leaves used to treat ski