Fagaceae Quercus sp.

Red Oak

Neeshenam - Drug, Psychological Aid

Use documented by:
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 375

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Scientific name: Quercus sp.
Common names: Red Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Neeshenam
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Poultice of hot pitch and powdered, burned acorns applied to mourning widows.

RECRD: 93205 id: 32479

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