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
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,
will be essential reading for botanists, plant scientists, herbalists, pharmacognosists, pharmacologists and natural product chemists.