As the world desperately searches for weapons to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of people are turning to an herbal remedy: Artemisia annua. The sweet wormwood plant supplies a key ...

A derivative of the Artemisia annua plant, also known as sweet wormwood, has long been used in the treatment of malaria. Scientists are currently testing the plant’s potential against the novel ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the effect of Artemisia annua hot water extracts against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...

Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone that has revolutionised the approach to malaria treatment. Produced in the specialised glandular trichomes of Artemisia annua, its biosynthesis is a multi‐step ...