Schistosomiasis: Artemisia tea infusions just as effective as praziquantel for treatment

Tea infusions made from two species of the wormwood plant cured the tropical disease schistosomiasis significantly faster than the drug most commonly used against the ailment-and with no adverse side effects-in a large clinical trial conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The study's authors, including a professor and two research associates at Worcester Polytechnic ["]

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