姜科姜黄属(Curcuma·L)植物约60余种;分布较广,盛产于东南亚和澳大利亚北部。我国有16种,主要分布在东南至西南部。姜黄属植物包含挥发油和姜黄素类,后者为二苯基庚烃类,有酚性与非酚性之分,以姜黄素、去甲氧基姜黄素和双去甲氧基姜黄素最为常见。其中姜黄素(Curcumin)是中药 About 60 species of Curcuma L are found in ginger family; they are widely distributed and are abundant in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. There are 16 species in China, mainly in the southeast to the southwest. Turmeric plants contain volatile oils and curcuminoids, which are diphenylene heptanes with phenolic and non-phenolic properties. Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin are the most common. . Among them, Curcumin is a traditional Chinese medicine