Fagaceae Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.

Blue Oak

Kawaiisu - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 56

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Scientific name: Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.
USDA symbol: QUDO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Ground gall powder & salt wrapped in a small piece of cloth & dipped in water applied to sore eyes.

RECRD: 4405 id: 31967

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