The ‘First Choice’ Alternative to Ivermectin: Expert

The ‘First Choice’ Alternative to Ivermectin: Expert
A sample of unprocessed sweet wormwood. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Marina Zhang
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Because it shares properties with ivermectin, another Nobel Prize winner—sweet wormwood—is considered by some experts to be ivermectin’s natural equivalent.

Another Nobel Winner

Sweet wormwood, also known as Artemisia annua, is a green herb native to Southeast Asia that has feathery leaves and yellow flowers.

Sweet wormwood has been used for millennia in traditional Chinese medicine to treat malaria, fevers, viral and bacterial infections, and inflammation. The active ingredient in sweet wormwood is artemisinin, first isolated from the plant in 1972.

Marina Zhang
Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health writer for The Epoch Times, based in New York. She mainly covers stories on COVID-19 and the healthcare system and has a bachelors in biomedicine from The University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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