The discovery of artemisinin (qinghaosu) and gifts from Chinese medicine

Nature Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1217-1220

  Tu, Youyou ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ARTEMISININ;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG STRUCTURE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTEMISININS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM;

EID: 80053976628     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: 1546170X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm.2471     Document Type: Note

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