Source: Artemisia Annua L.
Molecular Formula: C15H22O5
Molecular weight: 282.34
CAS Number: 63968-64-9
Melting point: 156~157 ºC
Water solubility: almost insoluble
Density: 1.3 g/cm³
Appearance: White crystal powder
MOQ: 10 grams


Artemisinin, also known as qinghao su, and its semi-synthetic derivatives are a group of drugs used against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It was discovered by Tu Youyou, a Chinese scientist, who was awarded half of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine for her discovery. Treatments containing an artemisinin derivative (artemisinin-combination therapies, ACTs) are now standard treatment worldwide for P. falciparum malaria. Artemisinin is isolated from the plant Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood, a herb employed in Chinese traditional medicine. A precursor compound can be produced using genetically engineered yeast.

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.

Artemisinin and its endoperoxides derivatives have been used for the treatment of P. falciparum related infections but low bioavailability, poor pharmacokinetic properties and high cost of the drugs are a major drawback of their use. Use of the drug by itself as a monotherapy is explicitly discouraged by the World Health Organization, as there have been signs that malarial parasites are developing resistance to the drug. Therapies that combine artemisinin or its derivatives with some other antimalarial drug are the preferred treatment for malaria and are both effective and well tolerated in patients.

Function

1. Artemisia annua extract has antimalarial effect.
2.  Artemisia annua extract has antibacterial and antiviral effects.
3. Artemisia annua extract has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic effects.
4.  Artemisia annua extract has anti-schistosome and other parasite effects.
5.  Artemisia annua extract has an effect on the immune system.
6. Artemisia annua extract can inhibit the contractility of the myocardium and reduce coronary blood flow.
7.  Artemisia annua extract has the function of inhibiting tumor.
8.  Artemisinin can slow down the heart rate, inhibit myocardial contractility, and reduce coronary flow. 

Application of Artemisinin
1. used to kill parasites, particularly worms and flukes;
2. artemisinin is generally well tolerated at the doses used to treat malaria;
3. used primarily for liver, gall bladder and stomach ailments as well as to expel intestinal worms
 

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