Explanation and Analysis: Artemisinin was extracted by ether in Tu Youyou, and the extraction process was similar to that of carotene. Before soaking and extracting with ether, the stem and leaf of lutein should be crushed and dried to improve the extraction efficiency. During the drying process, the drying temperature and time should be controlled to prevent artemisinin from decomposing.

Related impacts:

Artemisinin is the best drug to treat malaria drug resistance, and the combination therapy based on artemisinin is also the most effective and important means to treat malaria at present. But in recent years, with the deepening of research, more and more other functions of artemisinin have been discovered and applied.

Such as anti-tumor, pulmonary hypertension treatment, anti-diabetes, embryotoxicity, anti-fungus, immunomodulation, anti-virus, anti-inflammatory, anti-pulmonary fibrosis, antibacterial and cardiovascular effects.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Artemisinin