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''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 {{medicinal-plant-stub