[h=1]Patients with Drug-Resistant Malaria Cured by Plant Therapy Developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute[/h]
Tablets made from dried leaves of the Artemisia annua plant cured 18 critically ill patients in a Congo clinic. The results suggest a new and inexpensive treatment option for the mosquito-borne disease that affects 212 million people worldwide.
April 24, 2017
When the standard malaria medications failed to help 18 critically ill patients, the attending physician in a Congo clinic acted under the ?compassionate use? doctrine and prescribed a not-yet-approved malaria therapy made only from the dried leaves of the Artemisia annua plant. In just five days, all 18 people fully recovered. This small but stunningly successful trial offers hope to address the growing problem of drug-resistant malaria...
