White Oak

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Appalachia), US(Penobscot), Dutch, US(Amerindian), French, Spanish, German

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Arthritis, Astringent, Burn, Cancer

Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASH, BORON, CADMIUM

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 alba

Common names: White Oak, Ak meşe, Amerikaanse witte eik, Amerikanische Weiß-Eiche, Ağ palıd, Baiyi, Baltais ozols, Baltasis ąžuolas, Baya, Carvalho-branco, Chêne blanc, Encino blanco, Fehér tölgy, Hvid-Eg, Hvíteik, Ki-en-tah-ken-ah'tah, Kviteik, Otokénha, Quercia bianca, Roble blanco, Roure blanc americà

POWO: 295763-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US, US(Appalachia), US(Penobscot), Dutch, US(Amerindian), French, Spanish, German.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Arthritis
• Astringent
• Burn
• Cancer
• Eye
• Fever
• Head
• Medicine

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Appalachia)
• US(Penobscot)
• Dutch
• US(Amerindian)
• French
• Spanish
• German

Documented cultural uses

• Arthritis
• Astringent
• Burn
• Cancer
• Eye
• Fever
• Head
• Medicine
• Piles
• Rheumatism
• Sore
• Stomatitis

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Arthritis · US · "
• Astringent · US · "
• Burn · US(Appalachia) · "
• Cancer · US(Penobscot) · "
• Eye · US · "
• Fever · Dutch · "
• Head · US(Amerindian) · "
• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
• Piles · US(Amerindian) · "
• Rheumatism · US · "
• Sore · US · "
• Stomatitis · US(Appalachia) · "
• Styptic · French · "
• Tonic · Spanish · "
• Hemostat · German · "
• Tonic · US · "

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

• Phenolic Transfer and Dissolved-Oxygen Dynamics in Different White Wines Treated with Two <i>Quercus alba</i> Wood Samples with Contrasting Grain Widths. · 2026 source ↗
• Diverging Trajectories of White Oak (<em>Quercus alba</em> L.) Mortality Across the Eastern United States Under Future Climate Projections · 2026 source ↗
• Optimal enrichment planting conditions for white oak (Quercus alba L.) regeneration in expanding group shelterwood systems · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALUMINUM
• ASH
• BORON
• CADMIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CHROMIUM
• COPPER
• ELLAGITANNIN
• EO
• FRIEDELIN
• GLUTIN-5(6)-EN-3-ON
• 2-HYDROXYDAMMAR-24-EN-3-ON
• IRON
• LEUCOCYANIDIN
• MAGNESIUM
• MANGANESE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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