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• A class of drugs used for the treatment (not prevention) of malaria usually as a part of a combination therapy, derived from the sweet wormwood or Qinghao plant (Artemisia annua).

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  Artemisinins. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/artemisinins.

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  Artemisinins. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/artemisinins (accessed: March 20, 2023).

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  "Artemisinins." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 20 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/artemisinins.

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