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Sweet Annie

Also indexed as:Artemisia annua, Artemisinin, Isolated Artemisinin (Sweet Annie)

Side Effects

No serious adverse effects have been seen in clinical trials with artemisinin.7 The use of the whole herb as well as artemisinin may cause upset stomach, loose stools, abdominal pain, and occasional fever.

References

1. Hien TT, White NJ. Qinghaosu. Lancet 1993;341:603-8 [review].

2. Tang W, Eisenbrand G. Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1992, 160-74.

3. Bone K, Morgan M. Clinical Applications of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs: Monographs for the Western Herbal Practitioner. Warwick, Australia: Phytotherapy Press, 1992, 7-12.

4. Chopra RN, Chandler AC. Anthelmintics and Their Uses in Medical and Veterinary Practice. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co, 1928.

5. Foster S, Yue CX. Herbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 1992, 322.

6. Foster S, Yue CX. Herbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 1992, 322.

7. Hien TT, White NJ. Qinghaosu. Lancet 1993;341:603-8 [review].

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