Category:
Plant Extracts
CAS NO:
63968-64-9
Standard:
ChP,

Color: Fine white or crystal powder
Latin name: Artemisia annua L.
Active ingredients: artemisinin
Specifications: 99% artemisinin
Plant used: natural wormwood dried leaf
| CAS: | 63968-64-9 |
| MF: | C15H22O5 |
| MW: | 282.33 |
Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene isolated from a traditional Chinese remedy (quinghao), is useful in the treatment of Fafciparum malaria, including infections caused by chloroquine resistant strains. It is reported to clear parasitemia quicker than i.v. quinine, and is effective in cerebral malaria.