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Mateon Therapeutics to fund observational studies of Artemisinin in developing countries

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Monday, July 13, 2020
Articles, Medicine, Oxygen compounds, Organic peroxides, Artemisinin, Commercialization of traditional medicines, Traditional Chinese medicine, Artemisia annua, Artemisia, Wormwood, Herbal medicine, Pandemic

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mateon Therapeutics (OTCQB: MATN), a leading developer of TGF- therapeutics, announced today that it will fund observational studies for Artemisinin, an herbal supplement, that demonstrated potent in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus.

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  • AGOURA HILLS, Calif., July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mateon Therapeutics (OTCQB: MATN), a leading developer of TGF- therapeutics, announced today that it will fund observational studies for Artemisinin, an herbal supplement, that demonstrated potent in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus.
  • By collecting data from multiple clinical observational studies globally, the company expects to establish Artemisinin efficacy against COVID-19 as an affordable front-line treatment for this pandemic in low resources countries.
  • The company is inviting nonprofits such as non-government organizations to participate in this trial if they have the logistics to participate in observational trials and to distribute the Artemisinin in their home countries.
  • Artemisinin is derived from an abundantly grown herb Artemisia annua L. (Sweet wormwood) and has been used medicinally to treat fevers for centuries in eastern countries.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Biologist Part of Clinical Trial Showing Tea Made from Artemisia Outperformed Drug against Tropical Disease

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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Medicine, Chemistry, Clinical medicine, Organic peroxides, Artemisinin, Artemisia, Praziquantel, Wormwood, Helminthiasis

The study's authors, including a professor and two research associates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), say the treatment should be considered for implementation on a global scale.

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  • The study's authors, including a professor and two research associates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), say the treatment should be considered for implementation on a global scale.
  • The only cost-effective treatment is praziquantel, or PZQ, a drug used to treat a number of parasitic worm infections.
  • Artemisinin is a chemical derived from the sweet wormwood plant, Artemisia annua, while the other two are chemically synthesized from artemisinin.
  • "Tea infusions are the traditional way to get the benefits of Artemisia, but they have some disadvantages," she said.

Tenth Ward Distilling Company Releases Maryland's First Absinthe

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Absinthe, Distillation, Artemisia absinthium, Wormwood, Absint, La Fée Absinthe

FREDERICK, Md., July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tenth Ward Distilling Company releases Maryland's first Absinthe and hosts their 2-year anniversary party at 508 E Church St, Frederick, MD.

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  • FREDERICK, Md., July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tenth Ward Distilling Company releases Maryland's first Absinthe and hosts their 2-year anniversary party at 508 E Church St, Frederick, MD.
  • Saturday, July 21st from 3-7pm at Tenth Ward Distilling Company, 508 E Church St, Frederick, MD customers can sample and purchase absinthe bottles to-go.
  • Tenth Ward's "Absinthe Nouvelle" is named for a newer spin on the classic style of Absinthe.
  • Tenth Ward's Absinthe Nouvelle is made from the traditional "holy trinity" of absinthe which includes grand wormwood (artemesia absinthium), aniseed, and fennel.