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 KW - ER -