Sweet WormWood

SWEET WORMWOOD HISTORY

As with all things known to humankind, Nature brings forth both good and bad. We can attribute much to our ancestors, who learned by observing Nature. They knew which plants were edible, and which plants were poisonous. Nature provided them with prosperity and bountiful harvests in some seasons, and periods of sickness and disease in others.
Though these forces are at opposite ends, both must be acknowledged as a whole. Both are the results of what is bestowed upon us by Nature.

With the observation of illness, there is also the observation of wellness. The Ancient Chinese give us the first observations of using herbs, roots, and resins to cure illnesses, and to promote good health. Their wealth of information, and their knowledge of medicinal herbs has been recorded in written form.
Chinese medicine today has not only evolved, but is highly regarded, and has been practiced for over 4,000 years.

Malaria has existed in South West China since before written history.
Sometime in China around 2800 BC, lived a man we now call Sheng Nung.
Sheng Nung studied what is now known as herbology, and is attributed with discovering that Sweet Wormwood, or Qinghaosu, cured Malaria. He devoted his life to developing a system which cured illnesses through the use of herbs, roots and plants. He spent many years collecting different species of herbaceous plants, and learning what beneficial properties if any, they contained. He also developed guidelines for the cultivation of rice and millet.
His knowledge and wisdom was passed down over the centuries. His techniques to diagnose and treat Malaria with Qinghaosu, or Sweet Wormwood, are recorded in The Yellow Emperor’s Book, which dates back to 2700 BC.

Sweet Wormwood was used to treat Malaria in China for centuries, and in 1967, the Government of the People’s Republic of China embarked upon a long term study of all the native plants that are used in traditional Chinese remedies, including Qinghaosu. Through their research, they were able to isolate and identify Sweet Wormwoods’ antimalarial compound, Artemisinin,

The use of Sweet Wormwood as a cure for Malaria was eventually acknowledged by the Pentagon in 1980.
In September 2001, The Daily Telegraph published an article on the subject entitled, “ The Cure the West Ignored”.
After years of hesitation, world health agencies now acknowledge the effectiveness of Sweet Wormwood to cure Malaria. Most will acquire upwards of 100 million doses, and save the lives of many people who live in the world’s poorest nations.