Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Gambel's Oak
Isleta - Drug, Reproductive Aid
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 47
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Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Scientific name: Quercus gambelii Nutt.
USDA symbol: QUGAG (
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Common names: Gambel's Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Reproductive Aid
Notes: Acorns eaten to give greater sexual potency.
RECRD: 41286 id: 32074