| 艾蒿 | ài hāo | mugwort (Artemisia) | |
| 茼蒿 | tóng hāo | crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum; Chrysanthemum coronarium | |
| 龙蒿 | lóng hāo | tarragon | |
| 矮脚苦蒿 | ǎi jiǎo kǔ hāo | see 熊胆草 | |
| 菌陈蒿 | jūn chén hāo | tarragon |
| 1 | Artemisinin is extracted from the plant, Artemisia annua. | |
| 2 | One team has accelerated selective breeding of the wormwood plant. | |
| 3 | Coartem is now approved in more than 80 countries. | |
| 4 | Q: How did you and your team manage to patent Coartem? | |
| 5 | Swiss drug firm Novartis acquired the rights to market the therapy outside China in 1994. |