title: Agricultural production of artemisinin--a review.
abstract: Artemisinin (qinghaosu) is extracted from the plant Artemisia annua (qinghao). Wild stands of these plants contain between 0.01 and 0.5% (w/w), with the highest concentrations in the leaves just before flowering. A review of recent agricultural techniques to improve yields from cultivated plants is presented.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Laughlin
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000378:metabolism*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D037621:Artemisinins; D004345:Drug Industry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000254:growth & development*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D037621:Artemisinins; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C031327:artemisinin