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Secondary plant substance, belongs to the sesquiterpenes. Occurrence: Leaves and flowers of the annual mugwort(Artemisia annua). Artemisinin and its derivatives have a rapid and direct blood schizontocidal effect. Increasingly interesting in malaria therapy, especially with increasing resistance to chloroquine preparations. Today, the semi-synthetic derivatives based on artemisinin are more commonly used.
