108. Ostrya virginica.—Iron-wood. Hop-hornbeam.

Botanical name: 
Ostrya virginica:
Ostrya carpinifolia

108. OSTRYA VIRGINICA.—IRON-WOOD. HOP-HORNBEAM. The wood has some reputation as an antiperiodic, tonic, etc. The fl'ext. is used in malaria, in doses of ½ to 1 fl. dr. (2 to 4 mils).

A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.