Fagaceae Quercus rubra var. rubra

Northern Red Oak

Cherokee - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 16

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Scientific name: Quercus rubra var. rubra
USDA symbol: QURUR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Northern Red Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of twig juice taken for dysentery.

RECRD: 93157 id: 32405

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