Paris Health Dictionary

A form of calcium sulphate, which, after soaking in water, sets ?rmly. For this reason it is widely used as a form of splinting in the treatment of fractures, for producing casts to immobilise parts of the body, and for dental models. Splints are made with bandages impregnated with plaster and a suitable adhesive. Its great advantage, compared with an ordinary splint, is that it can be moulded to the shape of the limb.... plaster of paris

Sm.

Family: Liliaceae.

Habitat: Temperate Himalayas from Simla to Bhutan and in Lushai and Aka Hills. Haimavati, Shveta-

Action: Plant—sedative, analgesic, haemostatic, anthelmintic.

The rhizome contains a glucoside, alpha-paristyphnin, which exhibited a depressant action on carotid pressure, myocardium, and respiratory movements experimentally. It produced vasoconstriction in kidney, but vasodilation in the spleen and limbs, and stimulated isolated intestines.... paris polyphylla