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drug nameChinese Manyleaf Paris Rhizome
aliasParis Root
[Variety Source]

This product is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Lily Bulb family, Yunnan Paris Root (Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand. Mzt.) or Paris Root (Paris polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (France.) Hara) . It is found in both north and south, mainly in the Yangtze River Basin and southern provinces. Excavated in late autumn and early winter. Remove the fibrous roots, wash and dry, cut into slices and use raw.

[Property]

bitter, slightly cold; slightly toxic. act on liver channel.

[Efficacy]

clearing heat and removing toxin, subduing swelling to relieve pain, cooling the liver and calming convulsions.

[Indications]

  1. Used to treat carbuncles and poisonous snake bites. This product is bitter to reduce diarrhea, and cold can clear away heat, so it has the functions of clearing heat and removing toxin, subduing swelling to relieve pain, and is an important medicine for treating carbuncle and poisonous snake bite. It is used to treat carbuncle and poison. It can be used alone as a powder, mixed with vinegar for external application; it can also be used with Coptis Rhizome, Red Peony Root, Lonicera and Liquorice Root are used together, such as Death Pill. To treat red cheek pharyngitis, use Great Burdock Achene, Forsythia, Isatis Root and the like; to treat scrofula subcutaneous nodule with Prunella, oyster shell, and Fritillaria Bulb can be used equally; for treating poisonous snake bite, it can be used with Chinese Lobelia Herb Use together, or take it alone decocted with water, or it can be used alone as powder, mixed with vinegar and applied to the affected area.
  2. For infantile convulsion convulsion. This product is bitter and cold, enters the liver, cools the liver and relieves fire, calms wind and stops convulsions. Often used synonymously with Uncaria, Chrysanthemum Flower, Cicada Slough.
  3. In addition, this product is used for injuries and traumatic bleeding. It also has the effects of subduing swelling to relieve pain and resolving stasis to stop bleeding. It can be used alone or combined with Sanqi and Dragon's Blood Resin, pyrite are equivalent.

[Documentation]

  1. Benjing: "Maintains fright epilepsy, shaking the head, waggling tongue, heat in the abdomen.",
  2. Bielu, "Maintains epilepsy, carbuncle , pudendal sore, lower three insects, remove snake venom."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoction, 5~10g. Appropriate amount for external use.

[Precaution]

It should not be taken by people with physical weakness, no excess fire, heat toxin, yin syndrome/pattern external ulcers and pregnant women.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains steroidal saponins (chinese manyleaf paris rhizome glycosides), acidic components, amino acids, etc. chinese manyleaf paris rhizome has a strong inhibitory effect on Wuzhou influenza A virus, and has a strong inhibitory effect on dysentery bacilli, disease caused by cold bacilli, paradisease caused by cold bacilli, enteritidis, large intestine bacilli, paralarge intestine bacilli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococci, encephalomembrane and diplococci. It also has sedative, analgesic, antitussive and antiasthmatic effects, and has a significant protective effect on guinea pig bronchospasm caused by histamine.

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