Fagaceae Quercus dumosa Nutt.

California Scrub Oak

Diegueno - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 33

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Scientific name: Quercus dumosa Nutt.
USDA symbol: QUDUD (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Scrub Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of broken galls used as an eyewash.

RECRD: 2530 id: 32003