Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Ponca Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Ponca Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Round Valley Indian Food, Bread & Cake Nuts dried, cracked, pulverized, water added and the dough made into bread. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 333 |
Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Round Valley Indian Food, Porridge Nuts dried, cracked, pulverized, water added and the dough made into brownish red mush. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 333 |
Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Winnebago Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
Quercus sp. Red Oak |
Winnebago Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root bark given for bowel trouble, especially in children. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of twig juice taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 18 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of inner bark taken for difficult urination with discharge. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 18 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
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 stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Choctaw Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken for stomachaches. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 18 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Creek Drug, Antidiarrheal Bark used to make a drink taken for dysentery. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Creek Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of bark taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 18 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Kiowa Food, Beverage Acorns used to make a drink similar to coffee. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Kiowa Food, Dried Food Dried, pounded 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 22 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Kiowa Other, Fuel Wood used for firewood. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22 |
Quercus stellata Wangenh. Post Oak USDA QUST |
Kiowa Other, Smoke Plant Leaves used as cigarette wrappers for 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 22 |
Quercus texana Buckl. Nuttall Oak USDA QUBU2 |
Choctaw Dye, Red Burned bark and black gum ash added to water and used as a red dye. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 14 |
Quercus texana Buckl. Nuttall Oak USDA QUBU2 |
Choctaw Other, Paint Bark, post oak and live oak boiled and used for paint. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 14 |
Quercus turbinella Greene Shrub Live Oak USDA QUTU2 |
Cocopa Other, Cash Crop Acorns gathered and traded with the Paipai for wild sheep skins. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
Quercus turbinella Greene Shrub Live Oak USDA QUTU2 |
Havasupai Other, Tools Wood used to make the hoe and axe handles. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 215 |
Quercus turbinella Greene Shrub Live Oak USDA QUTU2 |
Hualapai Food, Bread & Cake Acorns used to make bread. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 11 |
Quercus turbinella Greene Shrub Live Oak USDA QUTU2 |
Hualapai Food, Soup Acorns used to make stew. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 11 |
Quercus turbinella Greene Shrub Live Oak USDA QUTU2 |
Hualapai Food, Unspecified Acorns roasted like pinons. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 11 |
Quercus turbinella Greene Shrub Live Oak USDA QUTU2 |
Mohave Food, Porridge Acorns used to make mush. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
Quercus turbinella Greene Shrub Live Oak USDA QUTU2 |
Pima, Gila River Food, Snack Food Fruits eaten raw as a snack food. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
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 |