Artemisia afra and hypertension

Abstract

Artemisia annua and Artemisia afra have shown a high efficacy in many in vivo and in vitro trials against tropical diseases. The plants also have a hypotensive effect. This paper proposes several hypotheses to explain this property.

Phytochemistry and pharmacological activity of the genus artemisia

“…Artemisia plants also bear a noteworthy as well as prodigious action against numerous tropical ailments such as schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease, etc. (Lutgen 2019 ).…”