Artemisia annua is a well-known medicinal plant used for a number of purposes, including malaria. The present demand for its extract, artemisinin, far outpaces its supply. This book highlights the different approaches to improving artemisinin content in the plant, including 'omics', and provides coverage of its agricultural and pharmaceutical uses.

Tariq Aftab, M. Naeem, M. Masroor A. Khan

The polypharmacy of qinghao formulae, 168 BCE to 1911. Relevance of Artemisia annua to the global health crisis. Use of Artemisia annua L. in the treatment against diseases - An update. Indian Artemisia annua: its multidimensional role in holistic health. Recent advances and developments in the use of Artemisia annua for agricultural and pharmaceutical purposes. An overview of Artemisinin production from Artemisis Annua: approaches and recent advances. Bioactive compounds of Artemisia annua as anti-inflammatory agents. Recent approaches and progress in the study of therapeutics of Artemisia annua. Therapeutic Potential of Artemisia annua L. (Qinghao). Impact of integrated omics technologies for identification of key genes and enhanced approaches for production of antimalarial drug artemisinin in Artemisia annua L. plants. Transcriptomic resources for Artemisia annua. Use of nanocarriers to enhance artemisinin activity. Oral Delivery of artemisinin plant-fungal interaction for improved bio-production of artemisinin. In situ cultivation of Artemisia annua. Cultivation and utilization of Artemisia annua in Africa.