Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Bitternut Hickory

Meskwaki - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224

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Scientific name: Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
USDA symbol: CACO15 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bitternut Hickory
Family: Juglandaceae
Family (APG): Juglandaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of bark taken 'to make the bowels loose.'

RECRD: 83430 id: 8298

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