Fagaceae Quercus virginiana P. Mill.

Live Oak

Houma - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56

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Scientific name: Quercus virginiana P. Mill.
USDA symbol: QUVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Live Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of bark taken for dysentery.

RECRD: 93252 id: 32559

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