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Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Costanoan Drug, Toothache Remedy
Decoction of bark used for toothaches and to tighten loose teeth.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 20
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Costanoan Food, Unspecified
Acorns used for food.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Costanoan Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used for bowls and mortars.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Costanoan Other, Fuel
Bark used as tinder.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Creek Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Compound decoction of bark used as a wash to strengthen children unable to walk.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid
Compound decoction of bark used as a wash to strengthen children unable to walk.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Dakota 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
Dakota 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
Iroquois Drug, Other
Infusion of bark and elm bark taken for ruptures caused by violence.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 38
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Iroquois Drug, Throat Aid
Poultice of inner bark used for 'sore throats that will not heal.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound used for tuberculosis.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and liquid used as a drink.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with bread.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Iroquois Food, Pie & Pudding
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with corn pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Iroquois Food, Soup
Acorns boiled, roasted, pounded, mixed with meal or meat and eaten as soup.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and oil used as a delicacy in corn bread and pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Iroquois Food, Unspecified
Acorns eaten raw by children.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Malecite Drug, Unspecified
Used to make medicines.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Malecite Food, Unspecified
Acorns baked and used for food.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Mendocino Indian Drug, Dietary Aid
Plant used for fattening.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 26
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Miwok Food, Bread & Cake
Acorns ground into a meal and used to make bread and biscuits.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 142
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Miwok Food, Soup
Acorns ground into a meal and used to make soup.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 142
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Miwok Other, Cooking Tools
Wood used to make mush stirring paddles.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 146
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Fiber, Basketry
Twigs used as the framework of a temporary carrying basket. A temporary carrying basket was made of two staves or bows of oak twigs crossed in the center and brought upwards to the hoop. This framework was then covered with sheep or goatskin. These carrying baskets were usually made in the field for carrying yucca fruits.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Food, Staple
Dried acorns ground into flour.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Acorns boiled like beans and roasted over coals.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Curled twig used as a drum stick in the War Dance Ceremony.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Sticks inserted in crevice above door during the dedication and purification of the hogan.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Used to make digging sticks for the Female Shooting Life Chant for digging medicinal roots.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used, because of it's hardness and great resisting power, in nearly all of the ceremonies.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Containers
Acorn shells used to hold medicine and a humming bird was made to sip from each shell.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used to make throwing sticks. The Navajo throwing stick, which was of oak, was made by whittling the piece down to the shape of a batten and then heating it and bending it over the knee to give it a slight curve.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Tools
Concave hole in wood used as a die to make metallic hemispheres for beads and sunflower blossoms.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Tools
Used to make batten stick for weaving.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Tools
Used to make hoes and digging sticks.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Toys & Games
Stick curved in hot ashes to make a 'j' shaped stick or bat for shinny and other games.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Toys & Games
Sticks kicked out of the ground while playing 'football.'
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Weapon
Branches used to make clubs. In warfare, clubs were used by some of the warriors. The older type consisted of a grooved stone, which was hafted by twisting a small branch from an oak twice around the grooved section of the stone and tying the free ends together.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Weapon
Wood used to make the bow carried into war.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Neeshenam Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Burning pitch smoke inhaled for rheumatism.
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 374
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Neeshenam Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of powdered acorns applied to burns or scalds.
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 374
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Neeshenam Drug, Cold Remedy
Burning pitch smoke inhaled for colds.
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 374
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Neeshenam Drug, Cough Medicine
Burning pitch smoke inhaled for coughs.
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 374
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Neeshenam Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch rubbed on wounds, sores or arrow wounds.
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 375
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Neeshenam Drug, Psychological Aid
Poultice of hot pitch and powdered, burned acorns applied to mourning widows.
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 375
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Omaha 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
Omaha 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
Pawnee 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
Pawnee 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
Pima, Desert Other, Cash Crop
Acorns used for trade.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 6