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Artemisia annua, from which artemisin, the key ingredient in a highly effective antimalarials is extracted. The drug acts as a deadly toxin on the parasite, quickly eradicating the intruder from a patient’s blood stream
Gregory Dicresce/IRIN

  • Artemisia annua, from which artemisin, the key ingredient in a highly effective antimalarials is extracted. The drug acts as a deadly toxin on the parasite, quickly eradicating the intruder from a patient’s blood stream

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