Agriculture commodity
Artemisia annua (Sweet Wormwood)
The dried leaf, grown on contract for artemisinin extraction. East Africa is the third-largest growing region in the world after China and Vietnam, with roughly 5,000 contracted smallholders across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
At a glance
- Family
- Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Crops
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 1211.90
- Forms
- 2
Traded forms
- Dried whole leaf
- Leaf stripped and dried, the form an extraction plant receives from an outgrower scheme.
- Milled leaf
- Ground before extraction. Milled at the farm gate it travels denser; milled at the plant it keeps its assay longer.
Grading standards
WHO Monograph on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Artemisia annua L.
World Health Organization · 2006 · WHO GACP Artemisia annua
African Traditional Medicine — Requirements on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Medicinal Plants
African Organisation for Standardisation · First edition 2016 · ARS 952:2016
Source Artemisia annua (Sweet Wormwood)
Verified artemisia annua (sweet wormwood), inspected and contract-ready.
Frequently asked
- What is Artemisia annua (Sweet Wormwood)?
- The dried leaf, grown on contract for artemisinin extraction. East Africa is the third-largest growing region in the world after China and Vietnam, with roughly 5,000 contracted smallholders across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
- Which forms is Artemisia annua (Sweet Wormwood) traded in?
- Artemisia annua (Sweet Wormwood) is traded as: Dried whole leaf, Milled leaf.
- Which standards apply to Artemisia annua (Sweet Wormwood)?
- Applicable grading standards include: WHO Monograph on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Artemisia annua L.; African Traditional Medicine — Requirements on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for Medicinal Plants.
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