The rhizomes of Paris polyphylla have been used as an anti-helminthic and vermifuge in folk communities of Nepal . The powdered roots of this plant are used as ethnopediatrics for diarrhoea in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India.is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for anti-febrile, alexipharmic, detumescent, demulsent,haemostatic and the treatment of haemopathy.

 

It has been used to treat traumatic bleeding, inflammation, microbial infection and over the past decade, the cancer. Rhizoma Paridis is the main component of Yun-nan-bai-yao powder, Ji-deseng-she-yao-pain tablets and Gongxuening capsules which are well known prepared Chinese medicines.

The steroidal saponin of Paris polyphylla has got:

Anti tumoral Activity

Anti Leishmania

Anti tyrosinase Activity

Haemostatic Activity

Uterine muscle contraction

Immuno stimulating properties

Antibacterial action

Spermicidal action

Antifungal