Can Qinghao products "strengthen the body" and "anti-cancer"?

Because of the Nobel Prize, the topic of artemisinin has become popular
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But unexpectedly, there are also various so-called Qinghao products that are on fire at the same time
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Although the Chinese scientist Tu Youyou has won the Nobel Prize for discovering artemisinin in less than a month, a variety of artemisinin health products and foods under the names of "anti-cancer and insecticide" have been "free-riding" on the Internet.

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Are these products really good helpers to promote health?
Hype all kinds of"artemisia cakes" are actually traditional foods.
In a two-diamond Taobao store called "American high-end health care products store", the reporter saw a product called high-purity artemisinin, which is known as the original authentic American product.
, Anti-malarial, anti-tumor, the current price is 90 tablets of 365 yuan, 30 transactions have been sold in the past month
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There is also a super artemisinin product, 60 capsules are priced at 410 yuan
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The store introduced on the page that artemisinin has a significant anti-malarial effect on mouse malaria, monkey malaria and human malaria
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At the same time, it also has antibacterial effects, which can be used for systemic lupus erythematosus and discoid lupus erythematosus; it has immune effects, can fight tumors, leukemia, and improve cardiovascular effects; it can also treat silicosis, etc.
, and give details on the control of malaria and erythema Daily dosage of lupus
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Judging from the comments, some of the netizens who purchased are prepared for overseas travel, and some have the intention of "cleaning themselves regularly"
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Not only Taobao, but also third-party sellers on platforms such as JD.
com, there are also shops purchasing this artemisinin supplement and artemisia plant health tea from the United States
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In addition, there are many Taobao sellers selling "Nobel Prize Artemisia Cake", claiming to be "rich in artemisinin
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" However, the reporter learned that it is actually the traditional food Mug Ye Ba Ba, made from Mugwort and Glutinous Rice
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The effect is amazing? Experts say NO isnot necessary to eat without malariaDo these products under the banner of artemisinin really have the magical effects they claim? The reporter checked the English description of an overseas purchasing product.
It is a "dietary supplement" and the "recommended use" shows: take it before meals, 1 to 2 times a day, 1 to 2 capsules each time, and pregnant women And use with caution in breastfeeding women
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In addition, there are not too many claims about the efficacy of treating diseases
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Experts remind that mugwort does not contain artemisinin, so the so-called "rich in artemisinin" is actually a gimmick
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Even the artemisia annua containing artemisinin is unlikely to be active after a process such as making cakes
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Winning the Nobel Prize does not mean that artemisinin has the magical effects advocated by various online shop owners
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So far, the confirmed function of artemisinin is to treat malaria.
Without malaria, there is no need to eat it
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　　The reporter checked the health food database on the website of the State Food and Drug Administration and found that, whether it is domestically produced or imported, the state has never approved a health food with the name "Artemisia annua" or "Artemisinin"
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In other words, none of these products on Taobao is a "regular army
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" These Taobao sellers or third-party sellers on JD.
com are using the guise of purchasing agents to take advantage of regulatory loopholes
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　　Can "kill cancer cells"?
　
　　American companies have been warned for　　unreasonable propaganda.
　　 American Purdue University Ph.
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and science writer Yun Wuxin told reporters that artemisinin supplements had appeared in the United States several years before Tu Youyou won the prize, and they belonged to a type of dietary supplements
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This dietary supplement adopts a "filing system" in the United States and can be marketed without the approval of the U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration.
The effectiveness and safety of the product are controlled by the manufacturer
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　　It is understood that in 2011, a company in the United States declared on its website that artemisinin was "very effective against viral, bacterial and fungal infections" and had the effects of "processing intestinal bacteria and parasites" and "killing cancer cells".

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The company’s behavior was judged by the FDA as a violation of multiple laws, and was severely warned to immediately rectify and report to the FDA within 15 days, otherwise it will be seized and prohibited from producing and selling illegal products
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Chen Daofeng, a professor at the School of Pharmacy of Fudan University, said that other therapeutic effects of artemisinin are still being studied
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"Especially as a food supplement, it is unreasonable to promote its therapeutic effects or pharmacological effects
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Ordinary consumers are not recommended to take such supplements, as it has certain safety risks
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" 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Zhou Lin from Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency