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  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,197 Views
22 Pages

Study of Chemical Compositions and Anticancer Effects of Paris polyphylla var. Chinensis Leaves

  • Feng Su,
  • Lv Ye,
  • Zilin Zhou,
  • An Su,
  • Jinping Gu,
  • Zili Guo,
  • Peixi Zhu and
  • Weike Su

23 April 2022

Paris polyphylla var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara is a perennial herb belonging to the Trilliaceae family. Ultraperformance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/Q–TOF MS) was used to detect the composition of dif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,781 Views
16 Pages

PPDP: A Data Portal of Paris polyphylla for Polyphyllin Biosynthesis and Germplasm Resource Exploration

  • Qixuan Su,
  • Xuan Zhang,
  • Jing Li,
  • Wenjing Yang,
  • Qiang Ren,
  • Xiaoyang Gao and
  • Changning Liu

1 December 2022

Paris polyphylla Smith is a perennial medicinal herb with records from around 2000 years ago. Polyphyllins are the main bioactive compounds of this herb, which are found to have remarkable effects on bacteriostatic, antiphlogistic, sedative, and anti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,065 Views
15 Pages

22 December 2023

Root rot of Paris polyphylla has received widespread attention due to its threat to yield and leads to serious economic losses. However, the relationship among the rhizosphere microbial community, metabolites and root rot disease remained largely une...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,972 Views
12 Pages

Inoculation with Potassium Solubilizing Bacteria and Its Effect on the Medicinal Characteristics of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis

  • Shun-Xin Zhao,
  • Qiao-Sheng Deng,
  • Chun-Yang Jiang,
  • Qiang-Sheng Wu,
  • Yan-Bin Xue,
  • Guo-Li Li,
  • Jing-Jing Zhao and
  • Nong Zhou

Potassium (K) use efficiency in Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis production is relatively low, and the excessive use of K fertilization has negative environmental impacts. Bacterial isolates can effectively alleviate this situation. The present work...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,306 Views
15 Pages

15 September 2022

Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is an important traditional Chinese medicine, but poor seed germination limits its large-scale artificial cultivation. Thus, it is crucial to understand the regulators of seed germination to obtain clues about how to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,928 Views
11 Pages

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Gut microbiota are highly associated with CRC, and Fusobacterium nucleatum was found to be enriched in CRC lesions and correlated with CRC carcinogenesis and metastases. Paris polyp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,114 Views
13 Pages

Clonal Propagation and Assessment of Biomass Production and Saponin Content of Elite Accessions of Wild Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis

  • Mulan Wang,
  • Weiqi Li,
  • Qi Qiang,
  • Junchao Ma,
  • Jiaqi Chen,
  • Xudong Zhang,
  • Yanxia Jia,
  • Tie Zhang and
  • Liang Lin

18 August 2023

Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is an endangered medicinal plant endemic to China with great economic importance for the pharmaceutical industry. Two significant barriers to its commercial development are the long duration of its seed germination a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,724 Views
12 Pages

Population Genetic Analysis of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis Based on cpDNA Fragments

  • Dan Wang,
  • Yu Huang,
  • Lu Rui,
  • Huihui Du,
  • Junsheng Qi,
  • Mingguo Ma and
  • Nong Zhou

2 September 2023

Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is a well-known medicinal plant that is mainly distributed in Southwest China; however, its genetic diversity and biodiversity processes are poorly understood. In this study, the sequences of cpDNA trnL-trnF fragment...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,231 Views
16 Pages

23 July 2022

Paris polyphylla is an important medicinal plant that can biosynthesize polyphyllins with multiple effective therapies, ranging from anti-inflammation to antitumor; however, the genetic diversity of Paris polyphylla is still unclear. To explore the g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,997 Views
18 Pages

Separation and Purification of Two Saponins from Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis by a Macroporous Resin

  • Xiaoya Zhang,
  • Junli Wu,
  • Long Qin,
  • Guangxi Wang,
  • Ping Li,
  • Anmin Yu,
  • Aizhong Liu and
  • Rui Sun

6 October 2022

An effective method for separating and purifying critical saponins (polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII) from a Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis extract was developed in this study which was environmentally friendly and economical. Static adsorption...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,526 Views
13 Pages

31 January 2023

Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis, a medicinal plant that originated in Yunnan (China), has been over-harvested in the wild population, resulting in its artificial cultivation. Given the negative environmental impacts of the excessive use of phosphor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,351 Views
12 Pages

Transcriptome-Wide Identification and Prediction of miRNAs and Their Targets in Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis by High-Throughput Sequencing Analysis

  • Li-Zhen Ling,
  • Shu-Dong Zhang,
  • Fan Zhao,
  • Jin-Long Yang,
  • Wen-Hui Song,
  • Shen-Min Guan,
  • Xin-Shu Li,
  • Zhuang-Jia Huang and
  • Le Cheng

Long dormancy period of seeds limits the large-scale artificial cultivation of the scarce Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis, an important traditional Chinese medicine. Characterizing miRNAs and their targets is crucial to understanding the role of mi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
150 Citations
12,714 Views
10 Pages

Antimicrobial Metabolites from the Endophytic Fungus Pichia guilliermondii Isolated from Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis

  • Jianglin Zhao,
  • Yan Mou,
  • Tijiang Shan,
  • Yan Li,
  • Ligang Zhou,
  • Mingan Wang and
  • Jingguo Wang

5 November 2010

Three steroids and one nordammarane triterpenoid were isolated for the first time from the endophytic fungus Pichia guilliermondii Ppf9 derived from the medicinal plant Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis. By means of physicochemical and spectrometric...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,401 Views
14 Pages

Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Study of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis in Yunnan Province, China

  • Xiuxiang Yan,
  • Angkhana Inta,
  • Ge Li,
  • Hataichanok Pandith,
  • Terd Disayathanoowat and
  • Lixin Yang

18 October 2024

The traditional medicinal knowledge in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China have been poorly studied. Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis (PPvY) is widely cultivated and used as indigenous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat cancer in northw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,570 Views
14 Pages

The process of extracting polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII by water-assisted extraction was established and optimized in this study. Response surface methodology was used to establish a prediction model to optimize the extraction conditions. Based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,907 Views
21 Pages

14 January 2022

A hypovirulent SZ-2-3y strain isolated from diseased Paris polyphylla was identified as Botrytis cinerea. Interestingly, SZ-2-3y was coinfected with a mitovirus, two botouliviruses, and a 3074 nt fusarivirus, designated Botrytis cinerea fusarivirus 8...

  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
4,752 Views
17 Pages

13 July 2019

Origin traceability is important for controlling the effect of Chinese medicinal materials and Chinese patent medicines. Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is widely distributed and well-known all over the world. In our study, two spectroscopic techni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,535 Views
11 Pages

Aqueous Extract of Paris polyphylla (AEPP) Inhibits Ovarian Cancer via Suppression of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma Coactivator (PGC)-1alpha

  • Chia-Woei Wang,
  • Cheng-Jeng Tai,
  • Chen-Yen Choong,
  • Yu-Chun Lin,
  • Bao-Hong Lee,
  • Yeu-Ching Shi and
  • Chen-Jei Tai

Chemotherapy, a major approach was used in carcinoma treatment, always involves the development of drug resistance as well as side-effects that affect the quality of patients’ lives. An association between epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,989 Views
19 Pages

Cytotoxic Steroidal Saponins Containing a Rare Fructosyl from the Rhizomes of Paris polyphylla var. latifolia

  • Tian-Yi Li,
  • Yang Du,
  • Min-Chang Wang,
  • Ke Liu,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Yu Cao,
  • Yuan-Yuan Wang,
  • Wen-Wen Chen,
  • Xiao-Ying Qian and
  • Yun-Yang Lu
  • + 2 authors

A phytochemical investigation of the steroidal saponins from the rhizomes of Paris polyohylla var. latifolia led to the discovery and characterization of three new spirostanol saponins, papolatiosides A–C (1–3), and nine known compounds (...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,449 Views
29 Pages

15 April 2024

Acne is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a recurring nature that seriously impacts patients’ quality of life. Currently, antibiotic resistance has made it less effective in treating acne. However, Paris polyphylla (P. polyphylla) is a v...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,855 Views
14 Pages

Study on Synthesis and Regulation of PPVI and PPVII in Paris polyphylla with UV

  • Dongjie Geng,
  • Yiqun Sun,
  • Shouzan Liu,
  • Wen Chen,
  • Fei Gao,
  • Yan Bai and
  • Shaobo Zhang

2 August 2024

Paris polyphylla Smith var. Chinensis (Franch.) Hara is a medicinal plant that belongs to the Liliaceae family. Its main components are parissaponins, which have excellent medicinal effects such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, etc. Improving the qu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
562 Views
14 Pages

17 September 2025

To improve the phosphorus utilization efficiency and medicinal quality of the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis, three inorganic phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria strains (Bacillus cereus Y1-1, Bacillus aryabhattai Z...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,270 Views
14 Pages

Paris Polyphylla Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Cells via Inducing Autophagy and Enhancing the Efficacy of Chemotherapeutic Drug Doxorubicin

  • Liang-Tzung Lin,
  • Wu-Ching Uen,
  • Chen-Yen Choong,
  • Yeu-Ching Shi,
  • Bao-Hong Lee,
  • Cheng-Jeng Tai and
  • Chen-Jei Tai

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide and chemotherapy is the main approach for the treatment of advanced and recurrent cases. Developing an effective complementary therapy could help to improve tumor suppression efficiency an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,933 Views
22 Pages

Paris polyphylla Sm. Induces Reactive Oxygen Species and Caspase 3-Mediated Apoptosis in Colorectal Cancer Cells In Vitro and Potentiates the Therapeutic Significance of Fluorouracil and Cisplatin

  • Vimi Kshetrimayum,
  • Rameshwari Heisnam,
  • Ojit Singh Keithellakpam,
  • Pullapanthula Radhakrishnanand,
  • Sai Jyothi Akula,
  • Pulok K. Mukherjee and
  • Nanaocha Sharma

25 March 2023

Paris polyphylla Sm. (Melanthiaceae) is an essential, vulnerable herb with a wide range of traditional applications ranging from fever to cancer in various communities. The use of P. polyphylla in India is limited to traditional healers. Here, we dem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,857 Views
16 Pages

17 December 2018

Paris polyphylla, as a traditional herb with long history, has been widely used to treat diseases in multiple nationalities of China. Nevertheless, the quality of P. yunnanensis fluctuates among from different geographical origins, so that a fast and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,642 Views
16 Pages

Revision on the Genus Paris in Thailand, with a New Species Paris siamensis

  • Saroj Ruchisansakun,
  • Supajit Sraphet,
  • Chatchai Yothawut,
  • Chompunooch Thamanukornsri,
  • Nawarat Suksee,
  • Panida Kongsawadworakul,
  • Nattaya Srisawad,
  • Nicha Thawara,
  • Puangpaka Umpunjun and
  • Kanokporn Triwitayakorn
  • + 2 authors

17 January 2023

The genus Paris is an important and confusing taxon due to high variation within species, and differences between species are sometimes difficult to delimit. Thus, the status of some taxa has changed over time. To clarify the status of Paris species...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,599 Views
17 Pages

Molecular Mechanisms of Apoptosis in HepaRG Cell Line Induced by Polyphyllin VI via the Fas Death Pathway and Mitochondrial-Dependent Pathway

  • Yi Liu,
  • Xiaoxv Dong,
  • Wenping Wang,
  • Longtai You,
  • Xingbin Yin,
  • Chunjing Yang,
  • Na Sai,
  • Xin Leng and
  • Jian Ni

15 May 2018

Polyphyllin VI, which is an active saponin, is mainly isolated from traditional medicinal plant Paris polyphylla, which causes liver damage in rats. In the present study, we aimed to explore the potential cytotoxicity of polyphyllin VI on the growth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
9,224 Views
21 Pages

17 October 2013

P. polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara (PPSCFH) has been used as medicinal Paris for the prevention and treatment of cancers in China for thousands of years. Its main components, steroidal saponins (PRS), have been confirmed to inhibit tum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
85 Citations
7,146 Views
17 Pages

In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Polyphyllin VII through Downregulating MAPK and NF-κB Pathways

  • Chao Zhang,
  • Chaoying Li,
  • Xuejing Jia,
  • Kai Wang,
  • Yanbei Tu,
  • Rongchun Wang,
  • Kechun Liu,
  • Tao Lu and
  • Chengwei He

Background: Polyphyllin VII (PP7), a steroidal saponin from Paris polyphylla, has been found to exert strong anticancer activity. Little is known about the anti-inflammatory property of PP7. In this study, the anti-inflammatory activity and its under...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
3,934 Views
14 Pages

RETRACTED: Polyphyllin I Promotes Autophagic Cell Death and Apoptosis of Colon Cancer Cells via the ROS-Inhibited AKT/mTOR Pathway

  • Qihui Luo,
  • Lanlan Jia,
  • Chao Huang,
  • Qi Qi,
  • Asad Jahangir,
  • Yu Xia,
  • Wentao Liu,
  • Riyi Shi,
  • Li Tang and
  • Zhengli Chen

19 August 2022

Colon cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive tract, and it is considered among the biggest killers. Scientific and reasonable treatments can effectively improve the survival rate of patients if performed in the early stages. Polyphyllin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
545 Views
20 Pages

Polyphyllin H Reverses Paclitaxel Resistance in Breast Cancer by Binding Membrane Cholesterol to Inhibit Both ABCB1 and ABCC3

  • Zheng Ye,
  • Chao Hong,
  • Min Jiang,
  • Wenkui Zou,
  • Yaning Ren,
  • Mingfang Li,
  • Xinyue Xue,
  • Xiaoting Xie,
  • Tong Zhang and
  • Yue Ding

9 November 2025

Background/Objectives: Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy among women, and paclitaxel (PTX) is a first-line chemotherapeutic, but chemoresistance driven by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters limits its efficacy. Single-target ABC inh...