Tu Youyou is the first China native scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Science and the first China scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. This is by far the highest award in China's medical field, and it is also the highest award for the achievements of traditional Chinese medicine. This is by far the highest award won by the medical profession in China. The reason is that she discovered artemisinin, which can effectively reduce the mortality rate of malaria patients.