The willow tree and the birth of aspirin
Cinchona bark and the fight against malaria
Sweet wormwood and ancient Chinese remedies
Madagascar periwinkle and the battle against cancer
YOUR GOAL
Master of Plants that changed medicine
artiteacher Sweet Wormwood
An ancient scroll said to keep the water cold, Now sweet wormwood's healing wonders unfold.
artiteacher A Chinese scientist won the Nobel Prize by bridging ancient herbalism and modern biochemistry.
artiteacher During the Cold War, China launched a secret military project to find a malaria cure.
artiteacher Decode ancient herbal recipes to discover how sweet wormwood became a lifesaving malaria cure.
Ancient preservation: Ge Hong's manual specifically advised using cold water, which saved the heat-sensitive malaria-fighting compound from destruction.
A drug derived from the plant Artemisia annua that is used to treat malaria. Chinese scientist Tu Youyou isolated this compound in 1972 from a recipe dating back to 340 AD.
Which ancient Chinese book, written by Ge Hong in 340 CE, contained the key to extracting artemisinin?
In what year did the secret military research initiative 'Project 523' begin in China?
Who was the first human test subject for the newly isolated artemisinin compound?
Why did Tu Youyou extract artemisinin using low-temperature ether instead of boiling water?
Which plant, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine as Qinghao, is the source of artemisinin?
What modern combination therapy is recommended by the WHO as the first-line treatment for malaria?
Which Chinese scientist won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015 for discovering artemisinin?
What organ does the malaria parasite first infect and multiply in after entering a human body?