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Wormwood, also known as artemisinin, has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2000 years. It was particularly effective in treating malaria, but the synthetic version of the herb has overshadowed its natural counterpart. However, wormwood remains valuable for its antimicrobial properties and potential antiviral effects, including against COVID-19. It is also beneficial for treating worms, bacteria, and has shown anti-lime disease properties. Moreover, wormwood demonstrates potent effectiveness in fighting cancer, selectively causing apoptosis or cell suicide in cancer cells. It achieves this through various mechanisms, including targeting cancer cells' iron content and inhibiting the protein complex involved in cell switch from normal to cancerous. Wormwood is also anti-angiogenic, inhibiting the formation of additional blood vessels supplying tumors, and shows anti-inflammatory effects, addressing inflammation's role in cancer development and spread. Lastly, it has an anti-menostatic effect, inhibiting cancer growth.