qinghaosu
/ˌCHiNGhouˈso͞o
/noun
A terpene-based anti-malarial substance used in Chinese medicine.
- The drug is obtained from Artemisia annua, family Compositae.
- This article reviews the discovery and the further studies on qinghaosu and its derivatives.
Origin
1970s: from Chinese qīnghāosù, from qīnghāo, denoting a medicinal plant of the genus Artemisia.