- P Millet: ChemBioPharm, Unités Inserm 1212 - CNRS 5320 Université de Bordeaux, Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, Pôle biologie, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux.
There is currently a hazardous debate between the rational use of antimalarial drugs based on artemisinin derivatives and the antimalarial efficacy of plant extracts of Artemisia spp. This article recall some fundamental rules guiding progresses in malaria treatment and use of artemisinin, with the aim to provide discussion elements to identify the safest place responding to health situations for drugs and phytotherapy.