摘要
Malaria is one of the six major seriousepidemic diseases prevalent in tropical andsubtropical areas.Beginning from 1967,specialinstititutions,organized by professional researchworkers,were established for searching antima-larial drugs through research work in chemistryand traditional Chinese medicine.As early as in770-221 BC,the“Recipes for Treating 52 Kindsof Diseases”,a textual relic unearthed inMawangdui,described the application of artemisiaannue as an antimalarial remedy.In 341,Dr.Ge Hong of the Iin Dynasty recorded,in his“Handbook of Prescriptions for EmergencyTreatment”,artemisia annua as an ideal anti-malarial drug.
