Quercus coccifera L.
Fagaceae
- Quercus calliprinos Webb
- Kermes Oak
- Palestine Oak
- `afs عفص
- ballut mustadim el-khudra بلوط مستديم الخضرة
- ballut بلوط
- sindian سنديان
- אַלּוֹן מָצוּי
- alon matzuy
Tree, Phanerophyte shrub
- Mediterranean maquis and forest
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distribution and other botanical details.
Medicinal Complaints / Uses
Quercus coccifera L.
| System/State | Traditional Complaint/Use |
Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Health | Bedwetting |
Anti-enuresis | Decoct fruit & bark & drink x1 cup x2/day. |
Bark, Fruit | B |
| Gastrointestinal | Diarrhea |
Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal | Decoct male flowers in water & drink x3 large cups/day. |
Flower | Z |
| Gastrointestinal | Gastric acid / Gastric ulcer |
Antacid, Anti-ulcer | Decoct male flowers in water & drink x3 small cups/day. |
Flower | Z |
| Gastrointestinal | Stimulate appetite & digestion |
Stomachic | Grind roasted fruits into fine powder: 1. Eat x1 teaspoonful before meals or |
Fruit | Z |
| Gastrointestinal | Stomach/ intestinal pain |
Carminative | Decoct fruit & bark & drink 1cup x2/day. |
Bark, Fruit | B |
| Kidney & Urinary Tract | Diuretic |
Diuretic | Crush roasted fruits into fine powder: 1. Eat powder or |
Fruit | Z |
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Quercus sp. are monoecious i.e. male flowers, "staminate" (with funcional stamens) and female flowers "carpellate" (or "pistillate") (having only functional carpels) are found on the same plant. The male flowers used in several recipes are in the form of catkins. The fruit of Quercus sp. is a nut ( acorn or oak nut) in a cup-like structure or cupule with one seed (rarely two or three) /acorn.
Quercus coccifera, acorns, leaves, batk etc. contain tannic acid and have a high tannin content which in excess can irritate the digestive lining. Foliage can be poisonous. Acorns should be leached of bitter tannins & roasted before consumption. Contraindicated in kidney & liver conditions, fever, infectious states, using bark in cardio-insufficiency states & externally (e.g. baths), when skin is damaged especially eczma.