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an anti-malarial drug derived from the wormwood shrub, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone
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Artemisinin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,12S,12aR) octahydro 3,6,9 trimethyl 3,12 epoxy 12H pyrano[4,3 j] 1,2 benzodioxepin 10(3H) one … Wikipedia
Artemisinin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Artemisinin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
artemisinin — A sesquiterpene antimalarial and antischistosomal drug derived from Artemisia annua; a. is a potent and rapidly acting blood schizontocide that has been reported to be very useful in the treatment of cerebral malaria; active against chloroquine… … Medical dictionary
artemisinin — n. the active ingredient of qinghaosu, a Chinese herbal medicine prepared from a species of wormwood (Artemisia annua) and long used for treating malaria. Derivatives of artemisinin (including artesunate and artemether) have been developed for… … The new mediacal dictionary
Artemisinin-based Combination Treatment — Artémisinine Artémisinine Général No CAS 63968 64 9 … Wikipédia en Français
artemisinin — [ˌα:tɪ mi:sɪnɪn] noun a terpene based antimalarial substance obtained from an artemisia and used in Chinese medicine … English new terms dictionary
artemisinin — artemisˈinin noun see ↑qinghaosu • • • Main Entry: ↑artemisia … Useful english dictionary
History of malaria — The history of malaria predates humanity, as this ancient disease evolved before humans did. Malaria, a widespread and potentially lethal infectious disease, has afflicted people for much of human history, and has affected settlement patterns.… … Wikipedia
Artemisin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Artemisinin Andere Namen (3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,12S,12aR) Octahydro 3,6 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tu Youyou — (chinesisch 屠呦呦 Tú Yōuyōu; * 12. Dezember 1930 in Ningbo)[1][2] ist eine chinesische Pharmakologin. Sie isolierte den zur Behandlung der Malaria eingesetzten sekundären Pflanzenstoff Artemisinin aus dem Einjährigen Beifuß (Artemisia… … Deutsch Wikipedia
