Fagaceae Quercus alba L.
White Oak
Mohegan - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 132
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Quercus alba L.
Scientific name: Quercus alba L.
USDA symbol: QUAL (
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Common names: White Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Bark used for colds.
RECRD: 93076 id: 31910