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Sweet Annie

Common names: Qinghao, Sweet wormwood

Botanical name: Artemisia annua

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This inconspicuous herb originated in Europe and Asia and has since spread to North America. It is now a common weed around the world. The above ground parts of the plant are used medicinally.

Historical or traditional use

Ancient Chinese medical texts dating from around 150 B.C. suggest the use of sweet Annie for people with hemorrhoids.Other writings from 340 A.D. are the first known to mention sweet Annie as a treatment for people with fevers. It has been used ever since for a variety of infections in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

How much is usually taken?

Artemisinin-based drugs are not readily available in the United States or Europe and are still considered experimental. Sweet Annie cannot be substituted for artemisinin as a drug and cannot be used to treat people with malaria, a potentially lethal disease requiring immediate treatment. Traditionally, 3 grams of the powdered herb was taken each day.

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