姜黄，山奈何的根，和白姜黄都是来源于姜黄属植物，由于其不同的产地、加工方法和可用部分，在中国逐渐成为最常用的药用植物之一。这三种植物在形态学、化学成分和药理作用上有一定的相似性。这三种植物都含有姜黄素类物质和挥发油化合物，具有抗炎、抗肿瘤、抗氧化和神经保护的特性，尽管现代临床应用有其自身要求。目前，对这三种姜黄属植物的临床应用缺乏系统指南，因此存在着三者混用和滥用的高风险。在本综述中，我们主要关注这三种姜黄属植物的形态学、化学成分和药理活性，并总结该领域的研究现状。我们的目标是为了更好地了解这些姜黄属植物的临床价值，提供参考指南，以促进它们的进一步开发、利用和合理的临床应用。版权所有 © 2023 朱、全、尹、李、王、郑、冯、赵和李。

Curcumae Longae Rhizoma (turmeric), Curcumae Radix and Curcumae Rhizoma are derived from the Curcuma species, and have gradually become three of the most commonly used medicinal herbs in China due to their different origins, processing methods and medicinal part. These three herbs have certain similarities in morphology, chemical composition, and pharmacological effects. All three of these herbs contain curcuminoids and volatile oil compounds, which exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties, although modern clinical applications have their own requirements. At present, there is no systematic guidelines for the clinical application of these three of Curcuma species; consequently, there is a high risk of unwanted phenomena associated with the mixing and indiscriminate use of these herbs. In this review, we focus predominantly on morphology, chemical composition, and the pharmacological activity of these three Curcuma herbs and summarize the current status of research in this field. Our goal is to provide a better understanding of clinical value of these Curcuma species so that we can provide reference guidelines for their further development, utilization and rational clinical application.Copyright © 2023 Zhu, Quan, Yin, Li, Wang, Zheng, Feng, Zhao and Li.