Fagaceae Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.

Tanoak

Yurok - Drug, Strengthener

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 35

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Scientific name: Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
USDA symbol: LIDED2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tanoak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Strengthener
Notes: Acorn mush taken by old people on their death bed to survive the day.

RECRD: 5889 id: 20541

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