quercus alba

action	antidiarrheal, antirheumatic, astringent, disinfectant, emetic, febrifuge, hemostat, panacea, psychological aid, styptic, tonic
body	eye, head
common name	northern white oak, oak, white oak
family	fagaceae
indigenous use	appalachian, cherokee, delaware, dutch, fox, french, german, houma, iroquois, menominee, micmac, mohegan, ojibwa, penobscot, shinnecock, spanish
range	allegheny portage railroad national hist, appomattox court house national historic, arkansas post national memorial, big south fork n. river & rec. area, big thicket n. preserve, blue ridge parkway, booker t. washington national monument, cape cod national seashore, catoctin mountain park, chattahoochee river, chesapeake and ohio canal, chickamauga & chattanooga, colonial national historic park, cumberland gap national historic park, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, effigy mounds national monument, fire island national seashore, fort donelson national battlefield, fort necessity national battlefield, fort scott national historic site, fredericksburg & spotslyvania, friendship hill national historic site, gateway national recreation area, george washington memorial parkway, gettysburg national military park, great smoky mountains national park, greenbelt park, harpers ferry national historic park, herbert hoover nat. hist. site, hopewell furnace national historic site, horseshoe bend national military park, hot springs national park, indiana dunes national lakeshore, johnstone flood national memorial, kennesaw mountain, lincoln boyhood national memorial, mammoth cave national park, manassas national battlefield, moores creek national battlefield, morristown national historic park, mound city group national monument, national capital park - central, obed wild & scenic river, ozark ns riverways, petersburg national battlefield, prince william forest park, richmond national battlefield park, rock creek park, roosevelt vanderbilt nat. hist. site, saint croix national scenic river, saint-gaudens national historic site, saratoga national historic park, shenandoah national park, shiloh national military park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, us, wilson's creek national battlefield
use	medicine
used to treat	arthritis, bladder stones, burns, cancer, common cold, cough, fever, gastro-intestinal disturbances, hemorrhoids, loose teeth, mouth ailments, mouth sores, obesity, orthopedic ailments, piles, pulmonary ailments, pyorrhea, respiratory ailments, rheumatism, skin ailments, sore, stomatatis, stones, throat ailments, tuberculosis, urinary ailments, varicose veins, women's ailments
comments	Used is enemas and douches. The bark tea is used to treat burns and mouth sores. A decoction of boiled bark is used to treat sore eyes.