Artemisinin - Wikipedia
Named qinghaosu (Chinese: 青蒿素; lit. 'compound of green-blue wormwood'), [77] [78] it was one of many candidates tested as possible treatments for malaria by Chinese scientists, from a list of nearly 2,000 traditional Chinese medicines. [79]
Qinghaosu (artemisinin): Chemistry and pharmacology | Acta ...
2012年8月27日 · Qinghaosu and its derivatives are widely used in the world as a new generation of antimalarial drug. Up to now, some important progresses of Qinghaosu research have been made, including...
The discovery of artemisinin (qinghaosu) and gifts from Chinese ...
2011年10月11日 · The history of the discovery of qinghaosu and the knowledge we gained about the molecule and its derivatives during the course of our studies are summarized in the book Research on Qinghaosu...
Artemisinin | Malaria Treatment, Antimalarial Drug | Britannica
The active agent, called qinghaosu, was isolated from the plant in the 1970s; this compound became widely known as artemisinin. Today, there are several derivatives of artemisinin, including artesunate and artemether, that are used in the treatment of malaria.
Tu Youyou | Biography, Malaria, Nobel Prize, & Facts | Britannica
Tu Youyou (born December 30, 1930, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China) is a Chinese scientist and phytochemist known for her isolation and study of the antimalarial substance qinghaosu, later known as artemisinin, one of the world’s most effective malaria -fighting drugs.
Qinghaosu (Artemisinin): an Antimalarial Drug from China | Science …
This compound, called qinghaosu (QHS, artemisinin), is a sesquiterpene lactone that bears a peroxide grouping and, unlike most other antimalarials, lacks a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring system.
Artemisinin, the Magic Drug Discovered from Traditional Chinese ...
2019年2月1日 · The active component of the Qinghao extract, artemisinin (also known as Qinghaosu) itself, was isolated in November 1972 by Tu’s team at the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica. The team would later go on to develop dihydroartemisinin (DHA), which remains one of the most pharmacologically relevant derivatives today.
A Brief History of Qinghaosu - PMC - National Center for …
The discovery and development of qinghaosu (artemisinin) as an antimalarial drug is a remarkable and convoluted tale. In the mid-1960s, in the immediate aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, China responded to requests from North Vietnam for help in their impending conflict.
Discovery of Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) - PMC - National Center for ...
2009年12月21日 · Artemisinin (Qinghaosu), a new antimalarial drug, was discovered in China in the early 1970s. The discovery of artemisinin is attributed to You-You Tu, at that time a middle-aged phytochemist working in the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Antimalarial qinghaosu/artemisinin: The therapy worthy of a …
2016年5月1日 · Artemisinin or qinghaosu (Chinese name) and its derivatives are highly potent, rapidly acting antimalarial drugs. Artemisinin was discovered in 1971 by a Chinese medical scientist Youyou Tu, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2015 on her discovering the antimalarial properties of qinghaosu from the traditional Chinese qinghao plant.