The efficacy and function of Paris polyphylla[picture]

Most Chinese medicinal materials have good effects on the treatment of diseases, such as Paris polyphylla [picture]. Below we will give a basic introduction to the relevant information of Paris polyphylla [picture].

【English name】 RHIZOMA PARIDIS

[Other names] Seven-leafed flower, golden thread tower, lampstand seven, iron lampstand, flea rest, grass river cart, white river cart, branch flower head, conch seven, screw seven

[Source] This product is the dried rhizome of Paris polyphylla Smith var. chinenisi （Franch）Hara, Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis （Franch.）Hand. -Mazz. or Paris polyphylla Smith var, chinensis （Franch.）Hara, which belong to the Paris genus of the Liliaceae family . Dig up in autumn, remove the fibrous roots, wash and dry.

[Original form] Polygonum multiflorum: perennial herb, about 50 cm tall. The rhizome is brown, horizontal and thick, up to 3 cm thick, with a rough surface and nodes, and fibrous roots on the nodes. The stem is single, erect, cylindrical, smooth and hairless, and often purple-red at the base. There are 5-9 leaves, usually 7, whorled at the top of the stem, strong like an umbrella, with one flower on it, so it is called "Seven Leaves and One Flower"; the petiole is 1-3 cm long, the leaf blade is papery or membranous, narrowly ovate or oblanceolate, 7-9 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, with a sharp tip and a cuneate base. Yellow-green flowers bloom in summer, with pedicels emerging from the top of the stem, unbranched, more or less longer than the leaves, and flowers solitary at the terminal; sepals 5-6, leaf-shaped, ovate-lanceolate; petals 5-6, thin linear, sometimes slightly enlarged at the top, about 1.5 mm wide, usually shorter than the calyx; stamens 2 whorls, the protruding part of the connective narrower than the anthers, 0.2-2 mm long; ovary ribbed, purple at the top and style, the rest yellow-green; capsule chamber dehiscent. Seven-leafed Aster: It is similar to the Chinese seven-leafed Aster, but the leaves are short round or oblanceolate-rectangular, with a rounded base or rarely acute; the petals are filiform, gradually becoming pointed near the top, equal to or twice as long as the calyx, and about 1 mm wide.

[Properties] This product is nodular, flat and cylindrical, slightly curved, 5 to 12 cm long and 1.0 to 4.5 cm in diameter. The surface is yellow-brown or gray-brown, and the peeled-off part is white; it is densely covered with layered and raised coarse ring patterns, one side has obvious nodules, with oval sunken stem scars on the nodules, and the other side has sparse fibrous roots or warty fibrous root scars. The top has the remains of scale leaves and stems. The texture is solid, the cross section is flat, white to light brown, powdery or horny. Odorless, slightly bitter and numb taste.

【Identification】 (1) The powder of this product is white. There are many starch granules, which are round, oblong or kidney-shaped, with a diameter of 3 to 18 μm. Calcium oxalate needles are in bundles or scattered, 80 to 250 μm long. The diameter of the ladder-shaped and reticulated ducts is 10 to 25 μm.

[Processing] Remove impurities, wash, soak, cut into thin slices, and dry in the sun.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, slightly cold; slightly toxic.

【return through meridians】 Return to the Liver meridian.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, reduces swelling and relieves pain, cools the liver and calms the nerves. Used for furuncles, carbuncles, sore throat, snake bites, injuries from falls, and convulsions.

【Usage and Dosage】 3～9g. For external use, apply appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply.

【Storage】 Store in a cool and dry place to prevent moth damage.

[Remarks] (1) Used in combination with honeysuckle, forsythia, etc. to treat heat-toxic sores; used together with Bidens pilosa, etc. to treat snake bites. Used for cancer, it is often used in combination with Lithospermum officinale, Scutellaria barbata, and Prunella vulgaris. In addition, this product can also be used for children with high fever, convulsions and fits.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

【Source】 Chinese Medicinal Plants

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that Paris polyphylla [picture] plays a very important role in treating some diseases. The consumption of the Chinese medicine Paris polyphylla [picture] should also be determined according to one's own physical condition. Remember not to take the medicine blindly.