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However, its harsh conditions are ideal for growing sweet wormwood, which thrives in arid environments and can withstand drought. In the past, the plant was seen as a symbol of desolation.

But in the last two years, a new crop, qinghao, or sweet wormwood, has been crowned king, driven by a desperate need in the tropical world for new malaria treatments.

"We will produce tea from sweet wormwood and aqueous and ethanolic extracts, which have so far shown the best effects in treating COVID-19," said Sejla Mehic, Pharmamed's development director.