Artemisinin

 Artemisinin (ARS) and its derivatives (ARSs) are recommended as the front-line antimalarial drugs and also an ancient Chinese herbal therapy used for the treatment of malaria including highly drug resistant strains like chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum. Besides antimalarial function, its potent immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as the capacity to regulate oxidative stress have brought them to a noticeable position. Their efficiency also extends to phylogenetically unrelate parasitic infections like schistosomiasis. Researchers across the globe are persistently unleashing the unknown biological activities of Artemisinin derivatives, as the experimental studies have shown much progress in renal therapy.