黃花蒿為傳統(tǒng)中藥，具有清熱解毒、除蒸截瘧的功效。近年來采用現(xiàn)代中藥研究方法，如HPLC、GC-MS、LC-MS等從黃花蒿中分離出多種有效成分。黃花蒿的化學成分主要有倍半萜類、黃酮類、香豆素類和揮發(fā)油類，其中倍半萜類和甲氧基黃酮類成分較為豐富，且甲氧基黃酮類對黃花蒿的抗瘧活性具有促進作用。

Artemisia annua is a Chinese materia medica with pharmacological functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials and antimalarial bioactivity. In recent years, with the adoption of modern research methods, such as HPLC, GC-MS and LC-MS, a lot of effective components have been separated from A. annua. A. annua contains many kinds of sesquiterpenes, such as flavonoids, coumarins, essential oils. A. annua is rich in sesquiterpenes and polymethoxy flavonoids, at the same time polymethoxyflavonoids have the effects on improving the antimalarial activity of A. annua.

國家自然科學基金資助項目（30960465）