- Synonym:
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Q. leucotrichophora A. Camus ex Bhadur.
- Family:
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Fagaceae.
- Habitat:
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Kashmir and Western Himalayas up to Nepal at altitudes of 1,000–2,400 m.
- English:
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Grey Oak.
- Unani:
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Baloot.
- Folk:
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Shilaa Supaari (Kashmir), Phanat (Garhwal), Shiddar (Kashmir).
- Action:
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Acrons—diuretic, astringent. Used in indigestion and diarrhoea (after removing tannin and associated substances by the process of germination under earth). Also used in gonorrhoea.
The bark contains 6–23% of tannin. The stem bark contains friedelin, a triterpenoid, beta-sitosterol and a mixture of leucoanthocyanidins (including leucopelargonidin). Leaves contain flavonoids— quercetin, quercetin-3-galacto-arabinoside.
The kernels gave fatty acids, including palmitic, lignoceric and oleic.
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Khare, C. (2007). Quercus incana Roxb.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_1311
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