MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITÄT HALLE-WITTENBERG IMAGE: BUTTERCUP RANUNCULUS MULTIFIDUS CREDIT: PROF. DR. KALEAB ASRES The active plant ingredient anemonin could provide a new approach in the treatment of malaria. It was identified by researchers from Ethiopia and Germany in a buttercup that is traditionally used in some African countries as a medicinal plant to treat malaria. Extracts from...
By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. Jan 11 2021 Researchers in the United States have shown that extracts of an aromatic herb called Artemisia annua inhibit the replication of severe acute respiratory coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Also known as “Sweet wormwood,” Artemisia annua (A. annua) is an herb from Asia that produces...
