title: [Antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects of Artemisia annua L].
abstract: The antipyretic, heat-resisting anti-inflammatory analgesic and bacteriostasis effects of water extracts ethyl-acetate and n-butyl alcohol extracts of Artemisia annua are reported. Animal experiment has demonstrated that qinghao acid is one of the actively bacteriostatic constituents. Scopoletin is one of the anti-inflammatory constituents of Artemisia annua.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: L X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Nui
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D012603:Scopoletin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D012603:Scopoletin