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1341087

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
It is said that William Withering's discovery of digitalis arose out of curiosity engendered during a stage-coach journey, by witnessing an old woman collecting foxgloves by the side of the road. Whilst we are not aware of an analogous stroke of genius reported from ancient China, the story of qinghaosu has certain parallels. Just as foxgloves had been used traditionally for centuries to treat 'afflictions of the heart', the plant Artemesia annua has been used as a treatment for fever in China for almost two thousand years. Artemesia annua, also known as 'sweet wormwood', is found in many parts of the world, but it was not until the early 1970s that Chinese scientists recognized its potential for treating malaria and isolated the active principle, artemesinin or qinghaosu. This paper describes the evidence for the efficacy of this drug and some of its derivatives in the treatment of malaria and the potential of these drugs for the standard management of malaria in Papua New Guinea and elsewhere.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0031-1480
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
A new look at an old drug: artemesinin and qinghaosu.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't