What Is Artemisinin?
Product Description
Artemisinin, or Qinghaosu (pronounced: Ching-hao-su), is an extract from the plant Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood), or Qinghao (pronounced: Ching-hao). Artemisia annua emits a strong aroma, containing camphor and essential oils. It is a robust plant that grows in many areas of the world. However, only plants grown in special agricultural and geographic conditions produce artemisinin.
The Artemisinin sold by BioPure Healing Products is obtained from plants grown in the mountains near Chongqing in the Szechuan Province of China. At over 4,500 feet elevation, these special high-altitude and geographical conditions produce healthy plants with high yields of excellent quality Artemisinin.
Artemisinin is an extract of the Artemisia annua plant, also referred to as sweet wormwood or ‘qing hao’ (pronounced: Ching-hao). The herb contains camphor and essential oils that give it a strong, pungent aroma. It was used in traditional Chinese medicine as far back as the 4th century, by soaking and crushing the fresh herb, without the use of heat, to provide the most potent effect. The plant was described as having a “cool” nature, or yin, and was traditionally used to treat irregularities in internal heat, including chill and fever.
Artemisin is an organic compound with molecular formula C15H22O5 and relative molecular weight 282.34.
Artemisinin is a colorless acicular crystal with a melting point of 156~157 ℃. It is easily soluble in chloroform, acetone, ethyl acetate and benzene, soluble in ethanol and ether, slightly soluble in cold petroleum ether, and almost insoluble in water. Because of its special peroxy group, it is unstable to heat and easy to be decomposed under the influence of moisture, heat and reducing substances.
Artemisinin is the most effective drug to treat malaria drug resistance, and the combination therapy mainly based on artemisinin drugs is also the most effective and important means to treat malaria at present. But in recent years, with the deepening of research, other effects of artemisinin have also been more and more discovered and applied, such as anti-tumor, treatment of pulmonary hypertension, anti diabetes, embryotoxicity, antifungal, immunomodulation, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti pulmonary fibrosis, antibacterial, cardiovascular and other pharmacological effects
Details:
First name Artemisinin
Chemical formula:
Molecular weight: 282.34
CAS：63968-64-9
Melting point: 156 to 157 ℃
Water solubility: almost insoluble
Density: 1.3 g/cm ³
Appearance: colorless needle crystal
Application: treatment of malaria, anti-tumor, treatment of pulmonary hypertension, anti diabetes, etc
Artemisinin benefits
1.MALARIA
2.ARTHRITIS
3.ALLERGIES
How to use artemisinin ?
Dosages of artemisinin may vary depending on various factors such as reasons for consumtion, current health conditions, and the active compounds present in the supplements. However, most common dosages range from 100 mg to 400 mg per day that can be taken into two to three divided doses as well. Always consider asking your healthcare provider before using artemisinin supplements.
