Curiosities about sunflower
- The Dakota tribe used sunflowers infusion for chest pains and lung problems.
- The Ventres Gros tribes, the Rees and the Mandan used sunflowers in ceremonies, and its oil to lubricate or paint the face and body.
- The Hopi, another American tribe, used the sunflower plant as medicine for spider bites.
- The Navajo Indian region eat sunflower seeds to stimulate appetite.
- The Paiute Tribe used a decoction of the root of sunflower to relieve rheumatism.