HERBS AND NATURAL CURES

The Artemisia Annua herb is found in China where it is commonly known as Qing Hao Tsu. Although this herb has been in use in traditional Chinese medicine for the last couple of centuries, its usage in the treatment of malaria, in the form of injections and tablets, is a relatively new development. Chinese researchers found mention of the usage of this herb to treat malaria like symptoms in the Handbook of Physicians for Emergencies, written by Ye Hong six hundred years ago. Scientists at the Chinese Institute of Traditional Medicine collected the herb and carried out a slow temperature extraction procedure. They then isolated the principle anti-malarial agent found in the herb and synthesized it in the form of a drug for human consumption. After almost twenty years of trials and testing, it was conclusively determined that this drug successfully cured malaria.