Artemisia: absinthium, 19 annua

There are about 60 different species of Artemisia, of which the principal are Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia cina, and Artemisia vulgaris. 

Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) Artemisea annua (Qinghaosu) Artemisia etna (wormseed)... 

A. annua has been found to produce two antiparasitic methoxylated flavones, artemetin and casticin (Fig. 9). Extracts from Artemisia absinthium have been also reported to have antiprotozoal effects against Trypanosoma brucei. Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania infantum [102],... 

The antiparasitic properties of essential oils from Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, and Artemisia scoparia were tested on intestinal parasites, Hymenolepis nana, Lambli intestinalis, Syphacia obvelata, and Trichocephalus muris [Trichuris muris]. Infested white mice were injected with 0.01 ml/g of the essential oils (6%) twice a day for 3 days. The effectiveness of the essential oils was observed in 70-90% of the tested animals (Chobanov et al., 2004). 

For malaria Artemisia annua or absinthium, Brucea javanica (fruit, root, or leaf), Uvaria spp. (any species, rootbark, stembark, or leaf), garlic vine Mansoa standleyi), or the bark of Cinchona spp. from which quinine was made can be used. Though malaria is resistant to quinine, it does not seem to have developed resistance to the more chemically complex Cinchona plant itself... 

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