Botanical Index No. 999

Sweet Annie

artemisia annua

Medicinal Actions

Antidepression

Primary Conditions Treated

Infection Itch Leishmaniasis Lupus Malaria Malaria Prevention Night Sweats Ophthalmia Parasite Parasitemia Pneumonocystis Salmonella Scabies Schistosomiasis SLE Sore Staphylococcus infection Thrombosis Tuberculosis Tumor Virus Xerostoma Fever

General Dosage

General; 4.5–9 g plant in decoction; 3 g plant juice/day for malaria; 30 g plant or decoction; 10–20 g/day dry herb or 20–40 ml fluid extract; higher doses suggested for malaria and lupus; 50 mg/kg artemisinin for 3 days; 300 mg/day artemisinin for 50 days for SLE or 30–54 g herb/day.

Safety & Contraindications

My secretary, Judi, is allergic to the nonflowering material, even in a sealed envelope. May cause allergy or dermatosis.

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