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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