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Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Bark used for chronic dysentery.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Astringent bark chewed for mouth sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of bark applied to sore, chapped skin.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Disinfectant
Bark used as an antiseptic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Emetic
Bark used as an emetic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Emetic
Bark used as an emetic.
Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Bark used after long, intermittent fevers and as a wash for chills and fevers.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Bark used for indigestion and 'any debility of the system.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid
Bark chewed for mouth sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Infusion of bark taken for asthma.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of inner bark used for 'lost voice.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Tonic
Bark used as a tonic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid
Unspecified liquid preparation taken for 'milky urine.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Fiber, Basketry
Used to make baskets.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for lumber, railroad ties, wagon spokes and rims.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Fiber, Furniture
Used to make woven chair bottoms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Fiber, Furniture
Wood used to make furniture.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Other, Cooking Tools
Leaves used to wrap dough for bread making.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make corn beaters and mortars.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Cherokee Other, Fuel
Wood used for firewood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark used for severe coughs.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware Drug, Disinfectant
Infusion of bark used as a disinfectant.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of bark used as a douche.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of bark used for sore throats.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark taken for severe cough.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Dermatological Aid
Strong infusion of bark used to cleanse bruises and ulcers.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Disinfectant
Compound containing bark used as an antiseptic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 78
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of bark used as an excellent douche.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Panacea
Bark used in many medicinal compounds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Throat Aid
Strong infusion of bark gargled for a sore throat.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound infusion of bark taken for 'diseases peculiar to women.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68, 82
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Tonic
Compound infusion of bark taken as a tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68, 82
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Houma Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Crushed root mixed with whiskey and used as liniment on rheumatic parts.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid
Compound decoction used to counteract loneliness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound decoction of bark taken for consumption.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid
Bark used for horses with distemper.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Compound decoction used 'when your woman goes off and won't come back.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Iroquois Food, Unspecified
Acorns used for food.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Menominee Drug, Unspecified
Inner bark used in compounds.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 36
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Menominee Food, Pie & Pudding
Acorns boiled, simmered to remove lye, ground, sifted and made into pie.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Menominee Food, Porridge
Acorns boiled, simmered to remove lye, ground, sifted and made into mush with bear oil seasoning.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Menominee Food, Staple
Acorns boiled, simmered to remove lye, ground, sifted, cooked in soup stock to flavor and eaten.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Meskwaki Drug, Antidiarrheal
Compound containing bark used for diarrhea.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 221
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Meskwaki Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of inner bark taken to 'throw up phlegm from the lungs.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 221
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Meskwaki Food, Beverage
Ground, scorched acorns made into a drink similar to coffee.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Meskwaki Food, Porridge
Dried acorns made into mush.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Micmac Drug, Dietary Aid
Nuts used to induce thirst.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Micmac Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Plant parts used for bleeding piles.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of bark used as liniment for muscular pains.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121
Quercus alba L.
White Oak
USDA QUAL
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of inner bark used as liniment for humans and horses with pain.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132