- Like Juglans Regia and Juglans Cinérea, Carya alba appears to posses anti -scorbutic properties.
- An exclusive diet of the nuts for three or four weeks in a girl seven years old, produced pronounced symptoms of scurvy.
- Hemorrhages from all surfaces, on the least excoriation of skin, very dark blood gushed out.
- Blood gushed from gums, nose, ears and other parts