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Anacardiaceae

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Definition: The sumac plant family in the order Sapindales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are tropical and subtropical trees, shrubs, and woody vines that have resin ducts in the bark. The sap of many of the species is irritating to the skin.  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (I   
Examples Anacardium; Mangifera; Pistacia; Rhus; Semecarpus; Toxicodendron 		Other names Spondia; Sclerocaryas; Marulas; Lithreas; Lanneas; California Peppertree; Brazilian Peppertree; Spondias; Sclerocarya; Schinus; Peppertree, California; Peppertree, Brazilian; Marula; Lithrea; Lannea; Cotinus
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde  673-22-3   *Benzaldehydes Rhus Monophenol Monooxygenase/antagonists & inhibitors Anacardiaceae Asclepiadaceae. Planta Med 1999 Feb;65(1):19-22
urushiol  53237-59-5   *Catechols Toxicodendron Anacardiaceae. Br J Dermatol 1979;101(6):617; J Clin Invest 1979;64(5):1449; J Exp Med 135(2):236;1972; J Pharm Sci 64(10):1715;1975; J Pharm Sci 67(4):483;1978

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