Artemisinins are the major drugs of antimalarial.Its derivatives include artesunate, artemether, dihydroartemisinin and etc.Artemisinins exert their antimalarial activity by iron-mediated cleavage.

• 青蒿素类药物是治疗疟疾的主要药物,其衍生物有青蒿琥酯、蒿甲醚和二氢青蒿素等,主要的作用机制是通过铁离子介导的细胞损伤。