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Artemisia annua

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Noun1.Artemisia annua - wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran
sweet wormwood
genus Artemisia - usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon
wormwood - any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium


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When derived from the plant Artemisia annua, artemisinin costs about $1.
An affordable antimalarial by Tenenbaum, David J. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Currently, artemisinin is laboriously and expensively extracted from Artemisia annua, a medicinal plant grown primarily in China, Vietnam, and parts of Africa.
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The new molecule should ensure a short treatment period of 3 days for malaria, and the cost of the product is expected to be much less than the presently being used Artemisinin derivatives, using naturally grown artemisia annua plants.
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