Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Gambel's Oak
Isleta - Drug, Reproductive Aid
Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41
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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: Consumption of acorns believed to give greater sexual potency.
RECRD: 30719 id: 32075