title: A Brief History of  Qinghaosu.
abstract: The 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology was awarded to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discovery of avermectins, and to Tu You You for her contribution to the discovery of artemisinin. The discovery and development of qinghaosu (artemisinin) as an antimalarial drug is a remarkable and convoluted tale.
authors.affiliation: Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: nickw@tropmedres.ac.
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: Tran T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Hien
authors.affiliation: Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, UK; Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Tak, Thailand.
authors.forename: François H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Nosten
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D031172:Artemisia annua / Q000737:chemistry; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001208:Asia; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009613:Nobel Prize; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins; D010936:Plant Extracts; C031327:artemisinin