Qinghao is used to treat malaria.
This is beyond doubt.
A modern female scientist from Hua Country extracted artemisinin from qinghao to treat malaria, which also won her the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Yun Jiao once watched an interview with this scientist. At the beginning of the team's research, they were always unable to extract artemisinin from qinghao or failed to meet the standards.
One day, the female scientist flipped through Ge Hong's "Emergency Treatment Manual" from the Eastern Jin dynasty, which contained a treatment for chills and fevers: "One handful of qinghao, soak it in two liters of water, extract the juice, and consume it completely."
After seeing this, the female scientist had an epiphany and tried the cold extraction method, ultimately succeeding in extracting artemisinin.
How much of the interview is exaggerated, Yun Jiao doesn't know. However, it's absolutely true that artemisinin can treat malaria and is superior to other herbs.
