Search for Ostrya found 21 matches:
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Cherokee Drug (Blood Medicine)
Infusion of bark taken to build up blood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 39)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Cherokee Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Decoction of bark used to bathe sore muscles.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 39)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Cherokee Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Infusion of bark held in mouth for toothached.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 39)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Chippewa Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Compound infusion of heart wood taken for lung hemorrhages.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 340)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Chippewa Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Compound decoction of heart wood used as herbal steam for rheumatism.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 362)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Chippewa Drug (Cough Medicine)
Compound liquid made from wood taken as a cough syrup.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 340)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Chippewa Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of wood taken for kidney trouble.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 346)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Chippewa Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Compound infusion of inner wood taken for lung hemorrhage.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 340)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Delaware, Ontario Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Compound containing root used for "female weakness."
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 82)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Delaware, Ontario Drug (Tonic)
Compound containing root used as a tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 82)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cancer Treatment)
Decoction of bark used for rectum cancer.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 299)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction of heart chips taken for catarrh coughs.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion used for swellings.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 299)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Compound decoction of bark taken for consumption.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of bark used for flux.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 44)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Compound decoction of heart wood chips taken for hemorrhages.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 44)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Chippewa Fiber (Building Material)
Used as frames for dwellings.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 377)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Lakota Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used to make bows.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 40)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Lakota Other (Paint)
Blossoms used for painting the face.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 40)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Malecite Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Used to make bows.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1952 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7 (p. 6)
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam; Betulaceae
Malecite Other (Tools)
Used to make utensil handles.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1952 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7 (p. 6)