Artemisinin is a component of the traditional Chinese medicine Artemisia annua, which can be used medicinally and cannot be eaten at will, and it is recommended that it be used in accordance with medical advice.
Chinese herbal medicine artemisia annua is the dry above ground part of the chrysanthemum plant, its nature is cold, has the effect of clearing the deficiency heat, in addition to bone vapor, summer fever, malaria, yellow, can be used for the warm evil injury to the yin, the night heat and early cold, yin deficiency fever, bone vapor and labor heat, summer fever, as well as malaria cold and heat and other diseases, but the spleen and stomach weakness, intestinal slippery diarrhea need to be contraindicated.
Artemisinin, as a constituent of Artemisia annua, has significant antimalarial effects, and has a significant killing effect on adult schistosomes. In addition, artemisinin also has antiviral effects. In order to protect the safety of medication, artemisinin can not be taken arbitrarily, it is recommended to use under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly use their own medicine, in order to prevent medication errors.