Artemisinin was patented in 1966 by Dr Singh of Washington DC for use in treating cancer. In the United States, Doctors Lai and Singh have written extensively on this topic, as has Donald R. Yance, Jr, MH, of the Center for Natural Healing, Ashland, Oregon.

Today artemisinin does not feature amongst commercially available drugs for the treatment of cancer. Dr Singh`s comment on this matter is that “artemisinin is simply too cheap”!!!

Over the past few years some anamed partners have been very successful in treating some cancers with artemisia tea. It is therefore regrettable that very little research is being conducted into artemisinin as a treatment for cancer. The tragic reality is that profit is more important than healing.

Every doctor must know by now that artemisinin has been patented as a chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of cancer. Research into malaria has proved that, thanks to the other active ingredients, Artemisia annua tea contains artemisinin in a high concentration and is absorbed effectively into the body. It is very unfortunate, therefore, that too few doctors are willing to use Artemisia annua tea in the treatment of cancer.

To look for answers to some of the questions you may have about this topic, please see the following:

December 2011: “A response to questions about cancer” This is an attempt to answer your questions if you are thinking about using artemisia tea to treat or alleviate cancer.

September 2008: Artemisia and cancer - a discussion paper