Artemisia annua

Product Description

Artemisinin
Plant Origin: Sweet wormwood 
Chemical name:
3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,*2S,*2aR)-Octahydro*3,6,*-trimethyl*3,  **-epoxy**2H-pyrano[4.*-j]*1,*-benzodioxepin**0(3H)-one;
CAS#.:*********9
Part Used: Aerial parts                                                                             
Specification: Artemisinin *9% By HPLC
CAS No.: *********9
Molecular Formula: C*5H*2O5                                                                                                                               
Molecular Weight: **2.3                                                                                         Melting Point: **6℃***7℃
Lipophylic substance : Soluble in ethanol and hexane.
Description : white crystalline powder
Pharmacological properties: Artemisinin acts as a blood schizontocide and therefore kills malaria parasites.
Molecular Stucture:

The herb Artemisia annua L., locally known in Southeast Asia as "qing hao," which is a member of the "Asteraccae" family. (Common names include "sweet wormwood" or "annual wormwood".)
Function:
Artemisinin is the product extracted from the dry leaves of Artemsisia Annua (sweet wormwood). The plant needs to be harvested before the flowering starts since this decreases the content of Artemisinin. Artemisinin works by reacting with iron in the body and forming free radicals that attack the cells from within. Cancer cells replicate at a higher rate than normal cells and so have a higher concentration of iron. This makes artemisinin highly toxic to the cancer cells. The same mechanism is responsible for its anti-malarial properties. The parasite that causes malaria cannot eliminate the iron from the blood cells it eats and stores it. The artemisinin makes the stored iron poisonous to the parasite.