''Campanula parryi'', or Parry's bellflower, is a plant.
Uses
It is used medicinally by the
Zuni people
The Zuni ( zun, A:shiwi; formerly spelled ''Zuñi'') are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni are a Federally recognized tribe and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Lit ...
. The blossoms are chewed, and the saliva is applied to the skin as a depilatory. A poultice of chewed root is also applied to bruises.
[Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 44)]
References
parryi
Flora of the Western United States
Plants used in traditional Native American medicine
Plants described in 1886
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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