Plant Details

Accepted name:: Paris quadrifolia L. [Melanthiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
four-leaved grass	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
fox grape	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
herb paris	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
herb-paris	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ormbär	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
paris quadrifolia	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Paris pentafolia P.Renault Fl. Orne: 26 (1804).
Paris quadrifolia var. angustiovata D.Z.Ma & H.L.Liu Fl. Ningxiaensis 2: 523 (1988 publ. 1990).
Paris trifolia P.Renault Fl. Orne: 26 (1804).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Paris quadrifolia	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Paris quadrifolia L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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