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The World Health Organization (WHO) does not support the widespread therapeutic use of Artemisia plant material in any form (WHO Technical Paper on the Use of Non-Drug Form of Artemisia, WHO/CDS/GMP/2019.14). This position is based on the following consideration: In 2007, WHO member states adopted World Health Assembly resolution WHA60.18 calling for the phasing out of artemisinin-based oral monotherapies and the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapies.
Artemisinin (Acts) instead. If the decision was taken to help protect artemisinin-based drugs from resistance. If Artemisia consumption becomes widespread, the low potential antimalarial activity of other Artemisia compounds would not be sufficient to protect against Artemisia resistance. Resistance is more likely to develop and spread when a parasite population is exposed to sub-therapeutic levels of an antimalarial drug. The variable artemisinin content of Artemisia herbal remedies means that widespread use of these remedies could lead to many people having such sub-therapeutic levels of artemisinin in their bodies. For this reason, Artemisia herbal remedies are not recommended, as this would lead to their widespread use and could affect the effectiveness of the acts. API-PALU completely cures malaria within 3 days, without causing any harm to human health.
