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Alternate English names: herb paris [root]

Alternate Chinese names: 草河车 cǎo hé chē; 七叶一枝花 qī yè yī zhī huā

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.; Paris polyphylla Smith; Paris chinensis Franch.

Origin in unofficial sources: Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.; Paris polyphylla Smith; Paris chinensis Franch.; Paris polyphylla Smith var. platypetala Franch.; Paris polyphylla Smith var. pubescens Hand.-Mazz.; Paris polyphylla Smith var. stenophylla Franch.; Paris delavayi Franch.; Paris quadrifolia L.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Acrid and bitter; cold; toxic.

Channel entry: Liver channel.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin; disperses swelling and relieves pain: Welling-abscesses (yōng) swelling; clove sores (dīng); snake and insect bites; external injuries with bleeding; painful blood stasis swelling.
• Extinguishes wind and settles fright: Liver heat engendering wind; fright wind; epilepsy.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct 5–10; use with smaller amounts in pills and powders. Topical: Appropriate amount.

Warnings: Use with care in vacuity patterns and pregnancy.

Production area: Paris polyphylla: Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Fújiàn, Jiāngxī, ānhuī, Húběi, Sìchuān, Guìzhōu, Yúnnán, Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī. Paris chinensis: Yúnnán, Guǎngdōng, Húběi, Sìchuān, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), ānhuī, and Jiāngsū. Paris quadrifolia: Shānxī. Other species and varieties are confined to Yúnnán and Guǎngdōng.

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