| 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 |