Study proves effectiveness of Artemisia annua against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
A multinational research group has been the first to show the excellent activity of artemisinin-based treatment against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human cell lines – including a specific type of lung cells. Their findings were recently published in the journal
Notwithstanding the increasing availability of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we are still in need for effective and affordable treatments. There were many attempts to repurpose drugs that we already use for a myriad of different indications but to not much avail.
Artemisinin is one of many bioactive compounds present in the plant known as