Artemisin

Last updated on: 04.04.2023

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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. Especially with increasing resistance to chloroquine preparations increasingly interesting in malaria therapy.

Last updated on: 04.04.2023