Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 - * Health and Healing * Tuesday, April 23, 2002 7:34 AM Antimalarial New Drug Artemisinin - http://www.artesunate.com/ - Antimalarial New Drug Artemisinin & Inventor Prof. Zhenxing Wei Professor Zhenxing Wei (the middle; died on Sep. 7,1999), the inventor of Artemisinin who isolated Artemisinin from dry Artemisea leaves on Oct. 8, 1970.He worked in Wulingshan mountain area (Youyang county) sent by China National Antimalarial Research Guide Group (523 Office) since 1984 when he was 63 years old. He worked there for 10 years and set up the first Artemisinin Factory (Wulingshan Pharma. Factory) with continuative process in 1989; with capacity of Artemisinin 4000kgs /year The Youyang area is of historical interest for the new Antimalarial drugs and by many considered as the home town of Artemisia Annua. Indeed, no where else can Artemisia Annua. be found with such high content of Artemisinin as in the Wulingshan valley. Professor Zhenxing Wei, 78, with Mr. Zhimin Yin,the general manager and Mrs. Ling Wang, vice general manager of ETDZS Co., Ltd., Chongqing, at Wulingshan Pharma. Factory ,in Youyang, in 1998. To learn more about the group, please visit To to this group, simply send a blank e-mail message to: - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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