A report on Artemisia annua
Common type of wormwood native to temperate Asia, but naturalized in many countries including scattered parts of North America.
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Artemisinin
8 linksArtemisinin and its semisynthetic derivatives are a group of drugs used in the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum.
Artemisinin and its semisynthetic derivatives are a group of drugs used in the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum.
Artemisinin is extracted from the plant Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood, a herb employed in Chinese traditional medicine.
Artesunate
3 linksMedication used to treat malaria.
Medication used to treat malaria.
It is in the class of medications known as artemisinins, which are derivatives from "qinghao," or sweet wormwood plant (Artemisia annua).
Antimalarial medication
5 linksAntimalarial medications or simply antimalarials are a type of antiparasitic chemical agent, often naturally derived, that can be used to treat or to prevent malaria, in the latter case, most often aiming at two susceptible target groups, young children and pregnant women.
Antimalarial medications or simply antimalarials are a type of antiparasitic chemical agent, often naturally derived, that can be used to treat or to prevent malaria, in the latter case, most often aiming at two susceptible target groups, young children and pregnant women.
It is derived from the plant Artemisia annua, with the first documentation as a successful therapeutic agent in the treatment of malaria is in 340 AD by Ge Hong in his book Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang (A Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies).
Tu Youyou
4 linksChinese pharmaceutical chemist and malariologist.
Chinese pharmaceutical chemist and malariologist.
One compound was effective, sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua), which was used for "intermittent fevers," a hallmark of malaria.
Malaria
4 linksMosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals.
Mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals.
The medicinal value of Artemisia annua has been used by Chinese herbalists in traditional Chinese medicines for 2,000 years.
Artemisia (plant)
0 linksLarge, diverse genus of plants with between 200 and 400 species belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae.
Large, diverse genus of plants with between 200 and 400 species belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae.
Notable species include A. vulgaris (common mugwort), A. tridentata (big sagebrush), A. annua (sagewort), A. absinthium (wormwood), A. dracunculus (tarragon), and A. abrotanum (southernwood).
Project 523
2 linksCode name for a 1967 secret military project of the People's Republic of China to find antimalarial medications.
Code name for a 1967 secret military project of the People's Republic of China to find antimalarial medications.
Another early candidate was huanghuahao (sweet wormwood or Artemisia annua).
Artemether
3 linksMedication used for the treatment of malaria.
Medication used for the treatment of malaria.
Artemether is a methyl ether derivative of artemisinin, which is a peroxide-containing lactone isolated from the antimalarial plant Artemisia annua.
Plasmodium falciparum
3 linksUnicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans.
Unicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans.
Tu Youyou discovered artemisinin in the 1970s from sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua).
Traditional Chinese medicine
2 linksAlternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China.
Alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China.
There had been success in the 1970s, however, with the development of the antimalarial drug artemisinin, which is a processed extract of Artemisia annua, a herb traditionally used as a fever treatment.