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Artemisia annua

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Noun1.Artemisia annua - wormwood of southeastern Europe to IranArtemisia 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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It is derived from Artemisia annua, also known as sweet wormwood, which had been used in Chinese medicine for centuries under the name Qinghaosu.
Malaria parasite developing drug resistance in Cambodia by Asian News International
The LCMSMS machine has enhanced the firm's capabilities to extract, purify and analyse the key malaria-treatment drug artemisinin, produced by a herb called Artemisia annua, commonly known as sweet wormwood.
Drugs firm offered a hand in malaria fight by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
AC) Drugs derived from Artemisia annua are a powerful weapon in the global war against malaria, but scientists are searching urgently for new drugs, given the possibility that sooner or later resistance to artemisinim may develop.
Search for a new artemisin by Cowper, Anne / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism
 
 
 
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