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Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound infusion of bark of black oak taken for 'female trouble.'
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Delaware Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of inner bark used as a gargle for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30
Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Delaware Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of inner bark used as a gargle for hoarseness.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30
Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of inner bark taken and used as a gargle for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78
Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of inner bark taken and used as a gargle for hoarseness.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78
Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Lakota Food, Staple
Acorns used to make flour.
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 49
Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Menominee Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of crushed bark used as a wash for sore eyes.
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 velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Meskwaki Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Compound containing inner bark used for lung troubles.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222
Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Ojibwa Dye, Mordant
Bark used for a reddish yellow dye and to set its own color.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425
Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Ojibwa Dye, Red-Yellow
Bark used for a reddish yellow dye and to set its own color.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425
Quercus velutina Lam.
Black Oak
USDA QUVE
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified
Acorns, with tannic acid extracted, equally as good as other acorns.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 402