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lactone isolated from Artemisia annua L. (Asteraceae), a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) (van Agtmael et al., 1999; Graul, 2001). Other derivatives of artemisinin are in various stages of use or clinical trials as anti-malarial drugs in Europe (van Agtmael et al., 1999). Galantamine (2, also known as galanthamine, trade name

  Artemisia, Annua, Artemisia annua l