Quercus infectoria Health effects and herbal facts
Known as
Asian holly oak
Quercus infectoria is a species of oak, bearing galls that were traditionally used medicinally.

Medical use
Economic importance of Quercus infectoria
Environmental | ornamental |
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Materials | tanin/dyestuf |
Medicines | folklore |
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Geografical distribution
- ASIA-TEMPERATE
Native
- Western Asia: Cyprus; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey
- Caucasus: Armenia
- EUROPE
Native
- Southeastern Europe: Greece
Biological activities
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Chemicals detected
Chemical | Plant part | Low ppm | High ppm |
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Beta-d-glucogallin | Plant | ||
Cyclogallipharic-acid | Plant | ||
Ellagic-acid | Plant | ||
Gallic-acid | Fruit | 20,000 | 40,000 |
Gallotannic-acid | Plant | ||
Glucogallic-acid | Plant | ||
Hexa-hepta-galloyl-glucose | Plant | ||
M-digallic-acid | Plant | ||
Pentadigalloylglucose | Plant | ||
Quercetin | Leaf | ||
Tannic-acid | Plant | ||
Tannin | Plant |
Reference: Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. [Online Database]