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minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·1 month agoVery cool approach, they systematically tested old folk recopies it sounds like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_Youyou#Malaria
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 month agoSaving you a click One compound was particularly effective, sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua), which was used for “intermittent fevers,” a hallmark of malaria. Relatively easy to find herb. I have some in my tea cabinet, turns out I’ve been ruining it all along.
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 month agoFollow up: cold steeped version is slightly more bitter, but not bad flavor. I seem to still not have malaria. 10/10.
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoLike not much, really. Slightly bitter as a tea, but not much more than slight vegetal and very slight bitterness. I usually just add a bit with other stuff.
Very cool approach, they systematically tested old folk recopies it sounds like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_Youyou#Malaria
Saving you a click
Relatively easy to find herb. I have some in my tea cabinet, turns out I’ve been ruining it all along.
How’s it taste?
Follow up: cold steeped version is slightly more bitter, but not bad flavor. I seem to still not have malaria. 10/10.
Like not much, really. Slightly bitter as a tea, but not much more than slight vegetal and very slight bitterness. I usually just add a bit with other stuff.