| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Iroquois Drug, Antidote 'Plant will stop the effects of the laxative made from V. opulus.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Complex compound decoction used as wash for affected parts of 'Italian itch.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 303 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Lakota Food, Soup Acorns chopped and cooked in soups and meats. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 31 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Lakota Food, Unspecified Acorns chopped, cooked over fire and eaten. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 31 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Menominee Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction of inner bark taken for suppressed menses caused by cold. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 133 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Meskwaki Drug, Anthelmintic Compound containing wood and inner bark used to expel pinworms. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 221222 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark used as an astringent medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 369 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Ojibwa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Bark used to bandage a broken foot or leg. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 369 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Ojibwa Dye, Mordant Bark used in combination with other materials to set color. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified Acorns treated with lye to remove bitterness and eaten. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 402 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Omaha Food, Unspecified Acorns leached with basswood ashes to remove the bitter taste and used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Omaha Other, Toys & Games Young growths used to make popgun pistons. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Pawnee Food, Unspecified Acorns leached with basswood ashes to remove the bitter taste and used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Pawnee Other, Toys & Games Young growths used to make popgun pistons. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Ponca Food, Unspecified Acorns leached with basswood ashes to remove the bitter taste and used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Ponca Other, Toys & Games Young growths used to make popgun pistons. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Winnebago Food, Unspecified Acorns leached with basswood ashes to remove the bitter taste and used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur Oak USDA QUMAM |
Winnebago Other, Toys & Games Young growths from this or another plant used to make popgun pistons. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
| Quercus marilandica Muenchh. Blackjack Oak USDA QUMAM2 |
Choctaw Drug, Analgesic Infusion of tree bark coal taken to remove the afterbirth and ease cramps. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 17 |
| Quercus marilandica Muenchh. Blackjack Oak USDA QUMAM2 |
Choctaw Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of tree bark coal taken to aid in childbirth. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 17 |
| Quercus marilandica Muenchh. Blackjack Oak USDA QUMAM2 |
Choctaw Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of tree bark coal taken to remove the afterbirth and ease cramps. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 17 |
| Quercus marilandica Muenchh. Blackjack Oak USDA QUMAM2 |
Comanche Food, Starvation Food Boiled acorns used for food in times of scarcity. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
| Quercus marilandica Muenchh. Blackjack Oak USDA QUMAM2 |
Comanche Other, Smoking Tools Leaves used as cigarette wrappers. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
| Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. Chinkapin Oak USDA QUMU |
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Antiemetic Infusion of bark taken for vomiting. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68, 82 |
| Quercus nigra L. Water Oak USDA QUNI |
Choctaw Food, Staple Pounded acorns boiled and made into a meal. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 8 |
| Quercus nigra L. Water Oak USDA QUNI |
Choctaw Food, Staple Pounded acorns used as cornmeal. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 8 |
| Quercus nigra L. Water Oak USDA QUNI |
Kiowa Food, Beverage Acorns used to make a beverage. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 21 |
| Quercus nigra L. Water Oak USDA QUNI |
Kiowa Food, Unspecified Acorns used for food. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 21 |
| Quercus nigra L. Water Oak USDA QUNI |
Kiowa Other, Fuel Wood burned in the home and in the peyote ceremony. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 21 |
| Quercus nigra L. Water Oak USDA QUNI |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves used as a substitute for paper in rolling cigarettes. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 21 |
| Quercus oblongifolia Torr. Mexican Blue Oak USDA QUOB |
Papago Food, Unspecified Acorns used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 61 |
| Quercus oblongifolia Torr. Mexican Blue Oak USDA QUOB |
Pima Food, Staple Hulls removed, acorns parched, ground into meal and used for food. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 78 |
| Quercus pagoda Raf. Cherrybark Oak USDA QUPA5 |
Houma Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction of bark taken for dysentery. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56 |
| Quercus pagoda Raf. Cherrybark Oak USDA QUPA5 |
Houma Drug, Orthopedic Aid Strong decoction of root or bark applied to swollen joints. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56 |
| Quercus pagoda Raf. Cherrybark Oak USDA QUPA5 |
Houma Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of bark and roots taken for sore throat or hoarseness. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56 |
| Quercus pagoda Raf. Cherrybark Oak USDA QUPA5 |
Houma Drug, Tonic Decoction of bark and root taken as a tonic for 'run-down health.' Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56 |
| Quercus palustris Muenchh. Pin Oak USDA QUPA2 |
Cherokee Other, Fasteners Wood used to make pins or small pegs. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47 |
| Quercus palustris Muenchh. Pin Oak USDA QUPA2 |
Delaware Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of inner bark used for intestinal pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
| Quercus palustris Muenchh. Pin Oak USDA QUPA2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Analgesic Infusion of inner bark taken for intestinal pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
| Quercus palustris Muenchh. Pin Oak USDA QUPA2 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of inner bark taken for intestinal pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25 |
| Quercus peninsularis Trel. Oak |
Diegueno Food, Staple Acorns pounded, sun dried, ground and leached. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 216 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Drug, Analgesic Decoction of wood bits or bark applied externally as an analgesic. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 167 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of wood or bark used as a bath for aches and pains. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 286 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of wood or bark used as a bath for sores and cuts. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 286 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Drug, Love Medicine Decoction of wood ashes placed on the tongue to cleanse the body and strengthen the marriage. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 250 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Food, Unspecified Plant used for food. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471 |
| Quercus phellos L. Willow Oak USDA QUPH |
Seminole Other, Cleaning Agent Plant used to make lye. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471 |