It is normally boiled to make a soup and is good for expelling wind, or getting rid of headaches and fever.
The winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine 2015 went to Tu You You who was inspired by the description in a 1700 year old Chinese text of the use of sweet wormwood to combat fever.
She thus discovered artemisinin, which has been sued by millions against malaria. She is affiliated with the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.
The development of qinghaosu — or artemisinin — is now one of modern China’s proudest accomplishments.
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