Review Article

Two Traditional Chinese Medicines Curcumae Radix and Curcumae Rhizoma: An Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology Review

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NumberPreparation name FormulationMain compositions Clinical uses

Ezhu
1E Zhu You Pu Tao Tang Zhu She YeInjectionCurcumae RhizomaTreating children viral pneumonia
2E Zhu You Zhu She YeInjectionCurcumae RhizomaCuring Candida vulvovaginal disease and senile vaginitis
3Fu Fang E Zhu You SuppositoryCurcumae Rhizoma,
Borneolum Syntheticum
Curing cold caused by viruses, upper respiratory tract infection, children viral pneumonia, gastrointestinal tract ulceration, viral hepatitis A, children virus enteritis, and viral myocarditis, cerebritis, and so forth
4Fu Fang E Zhu You Ruan Jiao NangSoft capsuleCurcumae Rhizoma,
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium
Activating qi for removing blood stasis, removing food retention for relieving pain, indicated for stagnation of qi and blood stasis, stomachache, and poor appetite caused by food stagnation
5E Zhu YouInjectionCurcumae RhizomaCuring traumatic injury, the soup and fire burned, bleeding caused by the knife wound, and mosquito bites
6Dan E Fu Kang Jian GaoDecoctionCurcumae Rhizoma,
Bupleuri Radix,
Salviae Miltiorrhiae Radix et Rhizoma,
Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma,
Paeoniae Radix Rubra,
Angelicae Sinensis Radix,
Sparganii Rhizoma,
Rhizoma Cyperi,
Corydalis Rhizoma,
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
Promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis, dispersing stagnated liver qi for regulating qi-flowing, regulating menstruation for relieving pain, and softening hard masses for eliminating abdominal mass, indicated for women irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhoea, mass in the abdomen accumulation, and endometriosis of pelvis caused by stagnation of blood stasis
7Dan E Fu Kang Ke Li GranuleCurcumae Rhizoma,
Bupleuri Radix,
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma,
Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma,
Paeoniae Radix Rubra,
Angelicae Sinensis Radix,
Sparganii Rhizoma,
Rhizoma Cyperi,
Corydalis Rhizoma,
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
Promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis, dispersing stagnated liver qi for regulating qi-flowing, and regulating menstruation for relieving pain, indicated for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhoea, and mass in the abdomen accumulation
8Huang E Jiao NangCapsuleCurcumae Rhizoma,
Persicae Semen,
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma,
Astragali Radix,
Poria,
Coicis Semen,
Prunellae Spica,
Leonuri Herba,
Cinnamomi Cortex,
Menispermi Rhizoma,
Platycodonis Radix,
Cyathulae Radix.
Benefiting qi for activating blood circulation, eliminating dampness and heat
Curing hyperplasia of prostate

Yujin
9Yu Jin Yin Xie PianPillCurcumae Radix,
Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix,
Curcumae Rhizoma,
Angelicae Sinensis Radix,
Persicae Semen,
Carthami Flos,
Strychni Semen,
Eupolyphaga,
Olibanum,
Rhizoma Cyperi,
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma,
Momordicae Semen,
Realgar,
Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma,
Phellodendri Cortex,
Spina Gleditsiae,
Matrii Sulfas Exsiccatus,
Indigo Naturalis
Promoting flow of qi and blood, soften hard masses for eliminating abdominal mass, heat-clearing, and detoxication, removing dampness, and destroying parasites, indicated to cure psoriasis