Category: Artemisia

The Chinese Herb for Malaria and Nobel Prize Winner

Editors note: Republished June 2023 because malaria has made a reappearance in the United States. Congratulations go out to Professor Tu Youyou for her 1972 discovery in processing the Chinese herb Artemisia (Qing Hao). Tu is now recognized with a Nobel Prize in Medicine. Her work at the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China, has saved…


The ‘First Choice’ Natural Alternative to Ivermectin: Expert

Because it shares similar properties with ivermectin, another Nobel Prize winner—sweet wormwood—is considered by some experts to be ivermectin’s natural equivalent. Another Nobel Winner Sweet wormwood, also known as Artemisia annua, is a green herb native to Southeast Asia that has feathery leaves and yellow flowers. Sweet wormwood has been used for millennia in traditional Chinese…


The ‘First Choice’ Alternative to Ivermectin: Expert

Because it shares similar properties with ivermectin, another Nobel Prize winner—sweet wormwood—is considered by some experts to be ivermectin’s natural equivalent. Another Nobel Winner Sweet wormwood, also known as Artemisia annua, is a green herb native to Southeast Asia that has feathery leaves and yellow flowers. Sweet wormwood has been used for millennia in traditional Chinese…