“…The genus Paris (family Melanthiaceae, earlier Liliaceae or Trilliaceae) contains 26 species, mainly distributed in the tropical and temperate regions of East Asia and Europe. 1,2 Paris fargesii is one of the most valuable plant resources in the genus Paris . Its rhizomes have been used as Rhizoma Paridis , a traditional Chinese medicine, to treat sore throat, hemorrhage, parotitis, and snake and insect bites in the folk.…”