Paris polyphylla yunnanensis

Paris polyphylla

RhizomaParidisYunnanensis

Yunnan manyleaf paris rhizome

[alias] Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis, caoheche and unicorn.

[source] it is the rhizome of Paris yunnanensis Franch.

[plant morphology] perennial herb. The leaves are lanceolate, ovate, oblong to obovate, 5-11cm long and 2-4.5cm wide. The flower is bisexual, sepals are lanceolate or long ovate, green, 3.5-6cm long; perianth is linear and slightly lanceolate, yellow, about 1 / 2 of sepals to nearly equal length, 2-6mm wide above the middle; stamens are 8-10, anthers are 1-1.5cm long, filaments are shorter than anthers, and connective protrusion is 1-2mm. The flowering period is from June to July and the fruiting period is from September to October.

It grows in the shade and wet place under the mountain forest or roadside grass. It is mainly produced in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

[harvesting] it can be harvested all year round, but it is better to harvest in autumn, dry in the sun or slice in the sun.

[character] rhizomes are cylindrical, mostly straight and a few curved. The diameter is 1-6cm and the length is 4.5-12cm. The surface is yellowish brown, a few grayish brown, smooth; the links are sparse, and the protuberances are not obvious; the stem scars are semicircular or oblate, irregularly arranged, and the surface is flat or slightly protuberant. Hard, not easy to break, broken into powder or keratinization. It tastes bitter.

[chemical constituents] it contains a variety of steroidal saponins, including diosgenin, pennogenin, β - ecdysone and daucosterol.

[nature and taste] it is slightly cold in nature and bitter in taste.

Main indications: clearing away heat and toxin, relieving swelling and pain, cooling liver and calming shock. For swelling and carbuncle swelling, sore throat, snakebite, falling pain, convulsive convulsions.