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Artemesia annua

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Artemesia annua (ärˈ·t·mēˑ·zē· an·nōōˑ·),
n parts used; dried aerial portions; uses: fever, malaria, parasites; precautions: possible neurotoxicity in high doses. Also called
annual wormwood, qinghao, sweet annie or
sweet wormwood.
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