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Witness History: The Chinese cure for malaria

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20/03/2020 GMT

The Chinese cure for malaria

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Chinese cure for malaria

How scientists in the 1970s discovered an anti-malarial drug using a traditional remedy.

In the 1970s, scientists in China used ancient traditional medicine to find a cure for malaria. Artemisinin was discovered by exploring a herbal remedy from the 4th century, and can cure most forms of malaria with very few side effects. It has saved millions of lives all over the world. Rebecca Kesby talks to  Professor Lang Linfu, one of the scientists involved.

PHOTO: Professor Lang Linfu (family archives)

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