Malaria bioactive compounds

Artemisinin, the principal bioactive antimalarial compound and its derivatives from Artemisia annua, a Traditional Chinese Medicinal plant used against fevers and malaria, have yielded a potent new class of antimalarials. The anti-malarials derived from A. annua are considered an integral part of the solution where malaria has become resistant to other medicines and even in areas where resistance is not yet a problem (S). Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have been recommended in the countries where falciparam malaria - the most resistant form of the disease- is endemic (9). While ACTs for all would be the ideal strategy, it is most impractical for poor and remote communities, politically unstable areas, and people who dislike the use of modem medicine (10). 

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