Organisms

Artemisia annua

A plant species of the genus ARTEMISIA, family ASTERACEAE. It is the source of the antimalarial artemisinin (ANTIMALARIALS).

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Abstract

A plant species of the genus ARTEMISIA, family ASTERACEAE. It is the source of the antimalarial artemisinin (ANTIMALARIALS).

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Qing Hao
  • Qinghao
  • Sweet Annie
  • Sweet Wormwood
  • Annie, Sweet
  • Annies, Sweet
  • Sweet Annies
  • Sweet Wormwoods
  • Wormwood, Sweet
  • Wormwoods, Sweet

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Artemisia (1996-2002)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.100w.100w.144w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Artemisia annua. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031172. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031172
  2. Artemisia annua. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_annua
  3. Artemisia annua. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1308044