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Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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., page 39
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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., page 39
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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., page 39
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 340
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 362
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 340
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 346
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 340
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 377
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 82
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 82
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 299
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 298
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion used for swellings.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 299
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 298
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 40
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 40
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 6
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 6
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 44
Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch
Eastern Hophornbeam
USDA OSVIV
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, page 44