The discovery of artemisinin (qinghaosu) and gifts from Chinese medicine

Nat Med. 2011 Oct 11;17(10):1217-20. doi: 10.1038/nm.2471.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials / history
  • Antimalarials / isolation & purification
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology*
  • Artemisia annua / chemistry*
  • Artemisinins / isolation & purification
  • Artemisinins / pharmacology*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / history
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phytotherapy / history
  • Phytotherapy / methods*
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification*
  • Plasmodium / drug effects*

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Artemisinins
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Plant Extracts
  • artemisinin