English Oak

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, France, Chile, Germany, Portugal, USSR, Europe, UK

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Astringent, Cancer(Brain), Cancer(Stomach), Coffee

Science studied: 2-ALPHA-ACETOXYFRIEDEL-3-ONE, ELLAGITANNIN, 3-FRIEDELANONE, FRIEDELINOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fagaceae

Scientific name: Quercus robur

Common names: English Oak, Almindelig eg, Balluta ingliža, Chene pedoncule, Chêne pédonculé, Chêne pédonculé, Chêne rouvre, Chêne pédonculé, Gravelin, Chêne femelle, Chêne à grappe, Châgne, Common Oak, Derwen Goesog, Derwen Gyffredin, Derwen Mes Coesynnog, Dub Cereščatyj, Dâr, English oak

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, France, Chile, Germany, Portugal, USSR, Europe, UK.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Astringent
• Cancer(Brain)
• Cancer(Stomach)
• Coffee
• Depurative
• Fever
• Hemostat
• Scrofula

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• France
• Chile
• Germany
• Portugal
• USSR
• Europe
• UK

Documented cultural uses

• Astringent
• Cancer(Brain)
• Cancer(Stomach)
• Coffee
• Depurative
• Fever
• Hemostat
• Scrofula
• Styptic
• Tonic
• Tumor
• Cancer(Lip)

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Epigenomic Landscape of Oak (Quercus robur) across Season and Generation. · 2026 source ↗
• Thresholds of facilitation and competition—Climate modulates the growth–density relationship in Quercus robur · 2026 source ↗
• The impact of tidal regimes on the stress physiology of English oak (<i>Quercus robur)</i>. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 2-ALPHA-ACETOXYFRIEDEL-3-ONE
• ELLAGITANNIN
• 3-FRIEDELANONE
• FRIEDELINOL
• GLUTIN-5(6)-EN-3-ON
• LEUCOCYANIDIN
• LEUCODELPHINIDIN
• PECTIN
• QUERCETIN
• RESIN
• SCYLLITOL
• L-VIBURNITOL
• GALLIC-ACID
• 2-HYDROXYDAMMAR-24-EN-3-ON
• PHLOBATANNIN
• BETA-SITOSTEROL

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.