Fagaceae Quercus rubra var. rubra
Northern Red Oak
Cherokee - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 16
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Quercus rubra var. rubra
Scientific name: Quercus rubra var. rubra
USDA symbol: QURUR (
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Common names: Northern Red Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of twig juice taken for dysentery.
RECRD: 93157 id: 32405