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Definition of Paris quadrifolia
1. Noun. European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Paris, Paris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paris Quadrifolia
Literary usage of Paris quadrifolia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1878)
"Epigastric pain after the disappearance of the hiccough. Paris quadrifolia.
Natural order, Liliaceae. Paris quadrifolia, Linn. ..."
2. A Text-book of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Characteristic, Analytical by Allen Corson Cowperthwaite (1909)
"... during the efforts to urinate. Compare.—Acon., Berb., Can. sat., Chim., Canth.,
Hydrangea arb., Urva ursi. Paris quadrifolia. Natural order. ..."
3. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1843)
"But even at best it is a very intractable malady, and not unfrequently terminates
fatally in spite of all our efforts. ACTION OF Paris quadrifolia. ..."
4. Pathogenetic Outlines of Homœpathic Drugs by Carl Heinigke (1880)
"Paris quadrifolia. (Herb-Paris. True Love.) Preparation.—Essence of the fresh
plant and percussion potencies. Duration of Action.—Up to three days. ..."
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