Coartem, a malaria drug whose potency is derived from a Chinese herb, may soon be approved for sale in the United States.
By Jordan Lite, Scientific American
Coartem, derived from the Chinese herb artemisinin, wipes out malaria in over 96 per cent of patients in regions where malaria has become resistant to older drugs.
See full article at:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=artemisinin-coartem-malaria-novartis
Sweet Wormwood or artemesiae annuae (Chinese: Qing Hao) is available at:
http://eastearthtrade.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=603
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
What is Artemisinin?
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