If you lived in China a thousand years ago and had a fever, inflammation, or malaria, a tea made from a flowering plant called Artemisia annua might have been your treatment. You may know it better as ...

Artemisinin is a chemical compound in a traditional Chinese herb called Artemisia annua, or sweet wormwood. Some research suggests that it may show promise in future cancer treatments. Research ...

UPDATE (June 27, 2014): I receive more correspondence on this story than any other! You can find a much more detailed post about artemisinin here. The post is from 2012. If you aren't satisfied by ...

Artemisinin is a drug derived from the Asian plant Artemisia annua. This aromatic plant has fern-like leaves and yellow flowers. For more than 2,000 years, it has been used to treat fevers. It’s also ...

Antimalarial drug resistance has arisen frequently in the past, causing familiar treatment regimens to fail, with sometimes devastating consequences. Resistance has eventually been managed when new ...

Although the clinical efficacy of antimalarial artemisinin-based combination therapies in Africa remains high, the recent emergence of partial resistance to artemisinin in Plasmodium falciparum on the ...

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They're microscopic parasites that naturally live on your skin, and they're usually harmless. They're mainly in your hair follicles and the oil glands on your face, neck, or chest. But sometimes they ...

As the world desperately searches for weapons to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of people are turning to an herbal remedy: Artemisia annua. The sweet wormwood plant supplies a key ...

Artemisinin and Derivatives Market to Reach $200 Million by 2025, Driven by Expanded Malaria Eradication Programs and Emerging Therapeutic Applications The global Artemisinin and Derivatives Market is ...