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Artemisinin: from malaria to cancer treatment.
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Artemisinin, the key ingredient obtained from Artemisia annua, has a long history of use as an antimalarial remedy. Artemisia annua, or "sweet wormwood," is mentioned in the Recipes For 52 Kinds Of Diseases found in the Mawangdui Han Dynasty tomb, dating from 168 BC In that work, the herb is recommended for use for hemorrhoids. It is also mentioned in the Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang (Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergency Treatments) written in 340 A. D. The major active principal was first isolated in 1972, and investigators at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research located and ...
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Artemisia annua: herbal use vs isolated active.(Phytotherapy Review & Commentary)
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
; ...from 9g of Artemisia annua leaves. Blood...taken and artemisinin was measured...from 9g of Artemisia annua) contained 94.5mg of artemisinin, which is...suggested use of Artemisia annua, or more specifically artemisinin, as an anticancer...
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New antimalarial drug.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Chinese Medicine
; Artemisinin, extracted from the Chinese herb Qing Hao (Herba Artemisiae...of recent years in the fight against malaria. However artemisinin is slow to produce (the plant takes 18 months to grow) and expensive. Now a synthetic form of artemisinin, OZ277, has been developed in India and, because it...
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Malaria initiative.(Health)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...malaria. The active ingredient of Artemisia Annua produces artemisin-based combination...of malaria. The WHO is encouraging Artemisia Annua cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa...Medicines describes in detail how to grow Artemisia Annua and importantly, how to plan production...
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Killing malaria.
Magazine article from: World Watch
; ...confirmed the antimalarial qualities of artemisinin, known in Chinese as qinghaosu (pronounced ching-how-soo). Artemisinin, a substance extracted from a fern-li...scientists have developed derivatives of artemisinin that can be administered either orally...
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Study on effect of Cordyceps sinensis and artemisinin in preventing recurrence of lupus nephritis.(Author Abstract)
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review
; ...the effect of Cordyceps sinensis and artemisinin in preventing recurrence of lupus nephritis...Cordyceps powder 2-4 g/d before meal and artemisinin 0.6 g/d after meal in three portions...was less. CONCLUSION: Cordyceps and artemisinin could prevent the recurrence of LN and...
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An affordable antimalarial.(Enviromental Medicine)
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives
; ...plant-derived drug called artemisinin that the ancient Chinese...derived from the plant Artemisia annua, artemisinin costs about $1.50 per adult...while naturally derived artemisinin is too costly for many...hope for a more affordable artemisinin-based therapy. According...
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Artemisinin induces apoptosis in human cancer cells.(Abstracts)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review
; ...Lai HC. Anticancer Res 2004;24:2277-2280. BACKGROUND: Artemisinin is a chemical compound extracted from the wormwood plant, Artemisia annua L. It has been shown to selectively kill cancer cells...in cancer cells after treatment with DHA indicates that artemisinin and its analogs may be inexpensive ...
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Artemisinin and oxidative therapies. (Letters to the Editor).
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
; ...inquiries from physicians about the use of Artemisinin therapy since my article appeared in...Townsend Letter's December issue. The herb Artemisinin is not only the drug of choice for Malaria...those interested in learning how to use Artemisinin and other oxidative therapies to attend...
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Kunming Pharmaceutical launches artemisinin project.(NEWSDESK: Expansion)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter
; ...Board of Directors of the company had decided to launch an artemisinin compound antiperiodic ARCO project. The 4 100 [m.sup.2] project...and dissemination of ARCO and promote the entrance of other artemisinin products produced by the company into the international market...
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Fixed-dose antimalarial now available for adults and children.(single suture)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
; ...Commission. Artesunate is a water-soluble derivative of artemisinin, which comes from the shrub Artemisia annua, long used in traditional Chinese medicine. The World Health Organization recommends treating malaria with artemisinin in combination with another antimalarial drug rather than...
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