White Oak Bark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planet: Jupiter and Mars

Element: Water

Chakra Colour: Orange

Medicinal properties: White Oak Bark is the medicinal part of the Oak, because of the strong astringent properties. Internally as a tea it helps fight diarrhea and dysentery. Externally it can be used to treat hemorrhoids, inflamed gums, wounds, and eczema. The tannin found in oak can help reduce minor blistering by boiling a piece of the bark in a small amount of water until a strong solution is reached, and applying to the affected area.  To cure frostbite, American folk medicine called for collecting oak leaves that had remained on the tree all through the winter. These leaves were boiled to obtain a solution in which the frostbitten extremities would soak for an hour each day for a week.

Magical properties: Dreaming of resting under an oak tree means you will have a long life and wealth. Climbing the tree in your dream means a relative will have a hard time of it in the near future. Dreaming of a fallen oak means the loss of love. If you catch a falling oak leaf you shall have no colds all winter. If someone does get sick, warm the house with an oak wood fire to shoo away the illness. Carry an acorn against illnesses and pains, for immortality and youthfulness, and to increase fertility and sexual potency.

Carrying any piece of the oak draws good luck to you (remember to ask permission and show gratitude.)

King Arthur’s round table was made from a single cross section of a large Oak.

Other Names: Quercus petraea, Quercus robur, Quercus sessiliflora, Sessile Oak, Stave Oak, Stone Oak, Tanner’s Bark, Tanner’s Oak, White Oak, White Oak Bark.

Contraindications: Do not use if you are pregnant or breast feeding, have liver problems, have kidney problems, have a skin condition called eczema or large areas of skin damage, have a heart condition, have an infection or a disease with a fever.

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