TY - JOUR
A2 - Maggi, Filippo
AU - Zhou, Yang
AU - Xie, Meng
AU - Song, Yan
AU - Wang, Wenping
AU - Zhao, Haoran
AU - Tian, Yuxin
AU - Wang, Yan
AU - Bai, Shaojuan
AU - Zhao, Yichen
AU - Chen, Xiaoyi
AU - She, Gaimei
PY - 2016
DA - 2016/02/18
TI - Two Traditional Chinese Medicines Curcumae Radix and Curcumae Rhizoma: An Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology Review
SP - 4973128
VL - 2016
AB - Curcumae Rhizoma, known as Ezhu (Chinese: 莪术), and Curcumae Radix, known as Yujin (Chinese: 郁金), are different plant parts coming from three same species according to China Pharmacopoeia. Actually, they are used in different ways in TCM clinical treatment. Curcumae Rhizoma is mainly used as antitumor drug, while Curcumae Radix has been used as antidepressant and cholagogue. Curcumae Rhizoma and Curcumae Radix are confused in variety and source, even in clinical trials by some nonprofessional workers. So it is important for us to make them clear. This review is aimed at summarizing the ethnopharmacology, phytochemical, and pharmacological differences between Curcumae Radix and Curcumae Rhizoma by SciFinder, CNKI, and so on, to use them exactly and clearly. Further studies on Curcumae Rhizoma and Curcumae Radix can lead to the development of new drugs and therapeutics for various diseases on the basis of the TCM theory.
SN - 1741-427X
UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4973128
DO - 10.1155/2016/4973128
JF - Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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