The sesquiterpene lactone artemisinin from Artemisia annua L. is well established for
malaria therapy, but its bioactivity spectrum is much broader. In this review, we give a …

Phytochemicals gained considerable interest during the past years as source to develop
new treatment options for chemoprevention and cancer therapy. Motivated by the fact that a …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major threat worldwide due to its fast
spreading. As yet, there are no established drugs available. Speeding up drug discovery is …

The current approach of morbidity control of schistosomiasis, a helminth disease of poverty
with considerable public health and socioeconomic impact, is based on preventive …

Artemisinin and its derivatives represent the most important and influential class of drugs in
the fight against malaria. Since the discovery of artemisinin in the early 1970s, the global …

Natural products represent valuable chemical scaffolds for drug development. A recent
success story in this context was artemisinin, which is not only active against malaria but …

Malaria has been a global epidemic health threat since ancient times. It still claims roughly
half a million lives every year in this century. Artemisinin and its derivatives, are frontline …

Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and schistosomiasis are neglected diseases (NDs) and are
a considerable global challenge. Despite the huge number of people infected, NDs do not …

Malaria is one of the major global health concerns that affect millions of people worldwide
annually, especially people residing in the developing countries. The previously …

The genus Artemisia, often known collectively as “wormwood”, has aroused great interest in
the scientific community, pharmaceutical and food industries, generating many studies on …