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| Assay Method: | HPLC, UV |
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Artemisinin also known as Qinghaosu (Chinese), and its derivatives are a group of drugs that possess the most rapid action of all current drugs against Plasmodium falciparum malaria.Treatments containing an artemisinin derivative (artemisinin-combination therapies, ACTs) are now standard treatment worldwide for P. falciparum malaria. The starting compound artemisinin is isolated from the plant Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood, an herb employed in Chinese traditional medicine. Chemically, artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone containing an unusual peroxide bridge. This peroxide is believed to be responsible for the drug's mechanism of action. Few other natural compounds with such a peroxide bridge are known.(Ascaridole is another.)
Functions
1. Artemisinin restrain plasmodium growth and directly kill plasmodium;
2. Artemisinin used for Anti-inflammatory and cancer;
3. Artemisinin can Relieve cough and asthma;
4. Artemisinin can reduce blood pressure, allay a fever and restrain a dermatophyte;
5. Artemisinin used for centuries to kill parasites, particularly worms and flukes;
6. Artemisinin is generally well tolerated at the doses used to treat malaria;
7. Artemisinin used primarily for liver, gall bladder and stomach ailments as well as to expel intestinal worms.
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