YOUYANG ARTEMISIA

Youyang Artemisia, a specialty of Youyang County, Chongqing Municipality, is a national geographic indication product of China.
Youyang artemisia is also known as fragrant artemisia, bitter artemisia, artemisia, for the daisy family artemisia annua genus, plant artemisia annua whole grass, containing nearly volatile oil, artemisinin ketone, artemisinin acetate, levulinic camphor, pinene, benzyl acetate, etc., there are clearing the heat and detoxification, cool blood, decolonization, etc., on malaria has a significant therapeutic effect, traditional Chinese medicine and folk remedies have been used artemisia annua for the treatment of the disease. Youyang Artemisia annua all over the world, Artemisia annua active ingredient artemisinin average content of up to 8 ‰ or more, part of the preferred varieties of artemisinin content even reached 16 ‰, the highest in the world. Artemisinin and its preparations have become the internationally recognized treatment of falciparum malaria, the drug of choice, by Africa, the Americas known as the "miracle drug".
November 30, 2006, Youyang Artemisia annua" implementation of geographical indications product protection

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