Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Gambel's Oak
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
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Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Scientific name: Quercus gambelii Nutt.
USDA symbol: QUGAG (
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Common names: Gambel's Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of root bark used for postpartum pain.
RECRD: 93110 id: 32081