| 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 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Choctaw Other, Paint Bark, red oak and post 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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Houma Drug, Antidiarrheal 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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Houma Dye, Red Roots and bark boiled to make a red basket dye. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Drug, Unspecified Bark used for medicine. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Dye, Black Bark blended with other oak barks and roots and used to make a black dye for buckskins. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Dye, Brown Bark blended with other oak barks and roots and used to make a light or dark brown dye for buckskin. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Dye, Gray Bark blended with other oak barks and roots and used to make a gray dye for buckskins. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Dye, Red Bark blended with other oak barks and roots and used to make a red dye for buckskins. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Dye, White Bark blended with other oak barks and roots and used to make a white dye for buckskins. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Dye, Yellow Bark blended with other oak barks and roots and used to make a yellow dye for buckskins. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Leaves used to make mattress bedding. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Food, Dessert Acorns ground into a fine meal, sun dried, made into porridge, cooked and eaten as a dessert. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Mahuna Food, Unspecified Acorns ground into a fine meal, sun dried, made into porridge and eaten with deer meat. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
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 virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Seminole Fiber, Caulking Material Plant used to make mortar. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 493 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Seminole Food, Fodder Acorns used as hog food. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 493 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Seminole Other, Cleaning Agent Plant used to make lye. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 493 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Seminole Other, Fuel Wood used to burn out mortar hollow. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 493 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Seminole Other, Hide Preparation Plant used for tanning. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 493 |
| Quercus virginiana P. Mill. Live Oak USDA QUVI |
Seminole Other, Tools Plant used to make pestles and cane mills. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 493 |
| Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Interior Live Oak USDA QUWIW |
Luiseno Food, Porridge Acorns leached, ground into a meal, cooked in an earthen vessel and eaten. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 194 |