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Conocephalum conicum
Cone Headed Liverwort
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Burn Dressing
Plant pulverized, mixed with mountain goat fat and used for sunburns.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 145
Conyza canadensis var. canadensis
Canadian Horseweed
USDA COCAC3
Keres, Western Drug, Burn Dressing
Crushed plant rubbed on sunburns.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 51
Erysimum sp.

Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of whole plant rubbed over body to prevent sunburn.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 50
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
Common Pepperweed
USDA LEDED
Keres, Western Other, Unspecified
Taxon known and named but no use was specified. Crushed plant applied to sunburns that dancers got during the harvest, mask and other dances.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 51
Lygodesmia grandiflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
Largeflower Skeletonplant
USDA LYGR
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant milk applied to sores caused by sunburn.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 48
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
Yellow Sweetclover
USDA MEOF
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of flowers and rhizomes from another plant applied to the face for pimples and sunburn.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 49
Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
Sitka Spruce
USDA PISI
Hesquiat Drug, Dermatological Aid
Rendered pitch and deer oil used as salve for sores and sunburn.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 41
Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m.
Singleleaf Pinyon
USDA PIMOM2
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch used as a face cream by girls to prevent sunburn.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 102
Pinus quadrifolia Parl. ex Sudworth
Parry Pinyon
USDA PIQU
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch used as a face cream by girls to prevent sunburn.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 102
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw
Black Cottonwood
USDA POBAT
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Burn Dressing
Buds cooked with mountain goat fat and rubbed on the face for sunburn.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 284
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw
Black Cottonwood
USDA POBAT
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Buds rubbed on the skin to prevent sunburn.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 292
Prosopis velutina Woot.
Velvet Mesquite
USDA PRVE
Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of beans used as bleach for severe sunburn.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93
Rhus copallinum L.
Flameleaf Sumac
USDA RHCOC
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing
Infusion poured over sunburn blisters.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57
Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sumac
USDA RHGL
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing
Infusion poured over sunburn blisters.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57
Rhus typhina L.
Staghorn Sumac
USDA RHHI2
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing
Infusion poured over sunburn blisters.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57
Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
Lanceleaf Figwort
USDA SCLA
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice applied for the soreness of sunburns, sunstroke and frostbite.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 433
Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
USDA TABR2
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Burn Dressing
Wood scrapings and Vaseline used as a sunburn ointment.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 35
Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium
USDA TRER3
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of rhizomes and flowers from another plant used for pimples and sunburn.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 66
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Western Hemlock
USDA TSHE
Hesquiat Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch and deer fat used as salve to prevent and soothe sunburn.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 44
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Western Hemlock
USDA TSHE
Makah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch used as a sunburn preventative and rubbed on hair to remove lice.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 74
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Western Hemlock
USDA TSHE
Makah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch used to prevent sunburn.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 17