Researchers in the United States have shown that extracts of an aromatic herb called Artemisia annua inhibit the replication of severe acute respiratory coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent ...

When the standard malaria medications failed to help 18 critically ill patients, the attending physician in a Congo clinic acted under the 'compassionate use' doctrine and prescribed a ...

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Worcester, Mass. – In the worldwide battle to curtail malaria, one of the most prevalent and deadly infectious diseases of the developing world, drug after drug has fallen by the wayside as the ...

Powdered dried leaves from the Artemisia annua plant may be highly effective to treat malaria than purified artemisinin, according to a new study. Powdered dried leaves from the Artemisia annua plant ...

Patrick Perry was already sweating through his shirt when he climbed in his tractor Wednesday morning at Spindletop Farm in Lexington. He’d arrived before sunrise, in part to beat the heat, but mostly ...

Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone that has revolutionised the approach to malaria treatment. Produced in the specialised glandular trichomes of Artemisia annua, its biosynthesis is a multi‐step ...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is to test a malaria drug on Covid patients, which is derived from the artemisia plant used in Madagascar. The African island nation attracted a lot of attention ...