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Quercus alba L.

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Uses	Part	Preparation	Effect	Notes
Utility	Nut	Boiled, dried
	Nut	Dried		Pound, rinse until clear
	Nut	Roasted, raw, boiled, made into meal
	Trunk or branch	Within 3-4 days		Weaving; rims, handles, splints
	Stem	Sharpened		Sewing awls, Lacrosse Sticks, Firewood, Tanning, Push Pole Fork
	Trunk or branch			Whisky barrels, wood items, Lacrosse sticks, powdered wood as talcum powder, tanning, and poles
Dye	Bark		brown, yellow, gold, orange	Mordant(s) -none, alum, chrome, tin (on silk)
Medicine	Bark			Astringent, antiseptic
	Bark	Infusion	Digestion	Diarrhea
	Bark	Tea	Female/childbirth
	Bark		Fever
	Bark	Tea	Kidney	Drink
	Bark	Tea	Respiration	Asthma
	Bark	Tea	Shin sores	Astringent, antiseptic, sores, chapped skin
	Bark	Chew	Skin/sores/bleeding	Mouth sores

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