1.莪术根茎含挥发油,油中主成分为莪术呋喃烯酮(curzenone)占44.93%,龙脑(borneo1)占4.28%,大牻牛儿酮(pormacrone)占6.16%,还含α-和β-蒎烯(pinene),樟烯(camphene),柠檬烯(limonene),l,8-按叶素(l,8-cineole),松油烯(terpinen),异龙脑(isborneol),丁香烯(caryophyllene),姜黄烯(curcumene),丁香烯环氧化物(caryophyllene epoxide),姜黄酮(turme),芳姜黄酮(ar-turmerone),莪术二酮(cudione)以及莪术烯醇(curcurmenol),异莪术烯醇(isourecumenol)等。另含二呋喃莪术烯酮(difurocumenone),莪术二醇(aerugi-diol)。又含抗氧化剂活性的姜黄素类(curcuminoids)化合物。
2.广西莪术根茎含挥发油,油中主成分为龙脑占11.33%,莪术呋喃酮占9.92%,大牻牛儿酮占7.0%,莪术醇(curcumol)占4.15%,还含α-和β-蒎烯,樟烯,柠檬烯,1,8-桉叶素,松油烯,异龙脑,松油醇(terpineol),丁香烯,丁香油酚(eugenol),姜黄烯,姜黄酮,芳姜黄酮,莪术二酮以及芳樟醇(linalool),β-及δ榄香烯(elemene),葎草烯(humulene),钓樟薁(linderazulene),异莪术烯醇等。又含桂莪术内酯(gweicurculactone),β-谷甾醇(β-sitosterol),胡萝卜甙(daucosterol),棕榈酸(palmiticl acid),以及锌、铁、钛、镍、钡、锶、铅、镉、铜、铬、铝等微量元素。
3.温郁金根茎含挥发油,油中主成分为大牻牛儿酮占20.35%,莪术二酮占14.76%,莪术醇占7.66%,还含α-及β-蒎烯,樟烯,柠檬烯,1,8-桉叶素,龙脑,异龙脑,樟脑(camphor),松油醇,丁香烯,丁香油酚,姜黄烯,姜烯(zingiberene),莪术呋喃烯酮,姜黄酮。另含温郁金萜醇(Wenjin),莪术呋喃二烯(fu-ranodiene),(1R,10R)-环氧-左旋-l,10-二氢莪术二酮[(1R,10R)-epox-(-)-1,10-dihydrocurdione],(4S,5S)大牻牛儿酮4,5-环氧化物[(4S,5S)-germacrone-4,5-epoxide],莪术双环烯酮(curcumenone),(IS,10S),(4S,5S)大牻中儿酮-1(10),4-双环氧化物[(IS,10S),(4S 5S)-germacrone-l(10),4-diepoxi-de], 温郁金螺内酯(curcumalactone),姜黄素(curcumin),去甲氧基姜黄素(desmethoxycurcumin),双去甲氧基姜黄素(bisdethoxy curcumin),β-谷甾醇。