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it's interesting that the dried leaf formulation was more potent than the extract alone: ...dried leaves of the Artemisia annua plant delivers 40 times more ar
by HillaryBriss 10y ago
it's interesting that the dried leaf formulation was more potent than the extract alone:
...dried leaves of the Artemisia annua plant delivers 40 times more artemisinin to the blood than does the drug based on the chemical extract of the plant.
- blacksmith_tb 10y agoCuriously, Absinthe (which is made from Artemisia - aka Wormwood) was a malaria preventative for the French Foreign Legion[1] which presumably did increase the willingness of patients to take it, at least. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe#Rapid_growth_of_French_consumption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe#Rapid_growth_of_Frenc...
- HillaryBriss 10y agointeresting to learn that. sounds like the French had a more effective approach than the British (i.e. Gin and Tonic).