Artemisia annua L. is used throughout Asia and Africa as tea and press juice to treat malaria
and related symptomes (fever, chills). Its active ingredient, artemisinin (ARS), has been …

Artemisinins are a family of sesquiterpene trioxane lactone anti-malarial agents originally
derived from Artemisia annua L. The anti-malarial action of artemisinins involves the …

It is time to raise global awareness to the possibility of schistosomiasis elimination and to
support endemic countries in their quest to determine the most appropriate approaches to …

Helminth infections are responsible for a considerable public health burden, yet the current
drug armamentarium is small. Given the high cost of drug discovery and development, the …

Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone widely used in malaria treatment, was discovered in
the medicinal plant Artemisia annua. The biosynthesis of artemisinin is efficiently regulated …

In its 'Road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030', the World Health Organization
outlined its targets for control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and …

Mass drug administration utilising a single oral dose of 40 mg/kg of praziquantel (PZQ) has
been endorsed and advocated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the global …

Schistosomiasis is a water-borne parasitic disease distributed worldwide, while
schistosomiasis japonica localizes in the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, and a …

Parasitic helminth worms, such as Schistosoma mansoni, are endemic in regions with a high
prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) among the population. Human studies suggest that helminth …

It is a great news for the entire scientific community dedicated to natural products that the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was awarded by the Nobel Assembly at …