Artemisia annua Extract for healthcare supplement

Artemisinin is isolated from the plant Artemisia annua, a herb described in Chinese traditional medicine. Artemisinin, also known as Qinghaosu, and its derivatives such as Artesunate, Artemether, Dihydroartemisinin, etc. are a group of drugs that possess the most rapid action of all current drugs against falciparum malaria.
Artemisia Annua Extract has been used for centuries to kill parasites, particularly worms and flukes. It is also used as pharmaceutical intermediate, pharmaceutical raw material, plant extract, herb extract.
Artemisia Annua Extract is used primarily for liver, gall bladder and stomach ailments.It may be used alone or in combination with other herbs. Now studies are also showing that artemisia annua extract is effective against a wide variety of cancers as shown in a series of successful experiments. It is the most effective on leukemia and colon cancer. Intermediate activities were also shown against melanoma, breast, ovarian, prostate, CNS and renal cancer.

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