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Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Northern Red Oak · Amerikaanse eik · Amerikanische Rot-Eiche · Amerikanische Spitzeiche · Carballo americano · Carvalho-americano · Carvalho-vermelho-americano · Caxico americano · Chene rouge · Chêne rouge · Chêne rouge d'Amérique · Chêne rouge, Chêne rouge d'Amérique · Crveni hrast · Derw Coch · Derwen Goch
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Potawatomi), US(NC)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer, Cancer(Nose)
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ARSENIC, ASH, BARIUM
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 rubra
Common names: Northern Red Oak, Amerikaanse eik, Amerikanische Rot-Eiche, Amerikanische Spitzeiche, Carballo americano, Carvalho-americano, Carvalho-vermelho-americano, Caxico americano, Chene rouge, Chêne rouge, Chêne rouge d'Amérique, Chêne rouge, Chêne rouge d'Amérique, Crveni hrast, Derw Coch, Derwen Goch
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Potawatomi), US(NC).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer
- Cancer(Nose)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Potawatomi)
- US(NC)
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer
- Cancer(Nose)
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
- Effects of prescribed fire on Quercus rubra regeneration near its northern range limit · 2026 source ↗
- Urban soil respiration patterns: An analysis of Quercus robur vs. Quercus rubra in parks and streets of Karlsruhe, Germany · 2025 source ↗
- Interspecific differences in drought and pluvial responses for Quercus alba and Quercus rubra across the eastern United States · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ARSENIC
- ASH
- BARIUM
- BROMINE
- CALCIUM
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- CONIFERALDEHYDE
- 2,6-DIMETHOXYBENZOQUINONE
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- FLUORINE
- GALLIC-ACID
- HAMAMELITANNIN
- IODINE
- IRON
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- LEAD
- LUTETIUM
- LYONISIDE
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NICKEL
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- RESORCIN
- RUBIDIUM
- SCOPOLETIN
- SILICON
- SILVER
- SODIUM
- STRONTIUM
- SYRINGARESINOL
- TANNIN
- TIN
- TITANIUM
- URANIUM
- VANADIUM
- VANILLIN
- YTTRIUM
- ZINC
- ANTIMONY
- LITHIUM
- MOLYBDENUM
- BORON
- EUROPIUM
- GOLD
- P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE
- LYONIRESINOL
- PROPIOGUAIACONE
- SAMARIUM
- SINAPALDEHYDE
- SYRINGALDEHYDE
- YTTERBIUM
- COPPER
- CADMIUM
- HAFNIUM
- SCANDIUM
- SULFUR
- TANTALUM
- TUNGSTEN
- CHLORINE
- SELENIUM
- THORIUM
- CATECHIN
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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