Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris (Trilliaceae)

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Paris quadrifolia
Herb Paris
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The Paris quadrifolia plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Trilliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Herb Paris.

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Latin Name:  Paris quadrifolia
Common Name:  Herb Paris
Family:  Trilliaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  The plant is poisonous in large doses[9, 13, 19, 65]. This refers to the fruit[200].

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Damp woods on calcareous soils[13, 17].

Medicinal Information: The entire plant, harvested just as it is coming into flower, is antirheumatic and detergent[13, 61, 178]. In large doses the herb is narcotic, producing nausea, vomiting, vertigo etc[4]. It should be used with great caution, overdoses have proved fatal to children[4]. In small doses it is of benefit in the treatment of bronchitis, spasmodic coughs, rheumatism, colic etc[4]. The plant is also used in the treatment of headaches and neuralgia[61, 178]. The seeds and the berries have something of the nature of opium, they have been used as an aphrodisiac[4]. A tincture of the fresh plant is useful as an antidote to poisoning by mercurial sublimate and arsenic[4]. A cooling ointment made from the seeds and juice of the leaves is applied externally to wounds, tumors and inflammations[4]. The juice of the berries is used to treat eye inflammations[4]. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant[4].

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