Knife Cut

Common name: White Oak

 

Genus: Quercus

 

Species: Alba

In season: They hold onto their dead leaves until spring when they drop them and produce new leaves

 

Habitat: Eastern Deciduous Forest

 

Uses: Astringent in the bark works to constrict the bleeding and as an antiseptic the bark works to protect from infection

 

Preparations: Used as a poultice from roots, bark, or leaves

Active chemical: Tannin: Tannic acid is an antiseptic

 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannin

 

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