Artemisia annua Prospects, Applications and Therapeutic Uses

• Other Authors: Aftab, Tariq (Editor), Naeem, M. 1980- (Editor), Khan, M. Masroor A. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
• Subjects: Artemisinins > therapeutic use; Antimalarials > therapeutic use; Artemisia annua; Phytotherapy; Malaria > drug therapy
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• Physical Description: xiii, 340 pages illustrations (some color), portraits 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781138632103

Artemisia annua is a well-known medicinal plant that has been utilized for a number of purposes, including malaria, for centuries. This is the first comprehensive book to cover the importance of Artemisia annua in the global health crisis and in the treatment against diseases.A component and extract, artemisinin, is the source of other derivatives which are also suitable for pharmaceutical use. The present demand for artemisinin far outpaces its supply. Researchers are working globally towards improving artemisinin content in the plant by various means. Artemisia annua: Prospects, Applications and Therapeutic Uses highlights the different approaches, including 'omics', that are being used in current research on this immensely important medicinal plant. Providing comprehensive coverage of the agricultural and pharmaceutical uses of this plant, Artemisia annua will be essential reading for botanists, plant scientists, herbalists, pharmacognosists, pharmacologists and natural product chemists