Tea infusions made from two species of the wormwood plant cured the tropical disease schistosomiasis significantly faster than the drug most commonly used against the ailment—and with no adverse side ...

A compound found in African wormwood—a plant used medicinally for thousands of years to treat many types of illness—could be effective against tuberculosis, according to a new study published in the ...

Can a medicinal plant help fight tuberculosis? African wormwood’s chemical compounds may offer a new way to combat TB, according to exciting new research. African wormwood contains a chemical that may ...

Absinthe Day falls on March 5—a perfect opportunity to celebrate the green potent drink made from the wormwood plant, which has a big reputation in Europe. The Absinthe Drinker by Viktor Oliva, 1901 ...

After years of hesitation, world health agencies are racing to acquire 100 million doses of a Chinese herbal drug that has proved strikingly effective against malaria, one of the leading killers of ...

An agricultural adviser stands amidst a crop of Artemisia Annua plants, more commonly known as wormwood, in June 2005 on the outskirts of Arusha, Tanzania. Credit: Sukhdev Chattbar / AP Last month the ...

A compound found in African wormwood -- a plant used medicinally for thousands of years to treat many types of illness -- could be effective against tuberculosis, according to a new study. A compound ...