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WHO Factsheet on Traditional Medicine 

Key facts

• In some Asian and African countries, 80% of the population depend on traditional medicine for primary health care.
• Herbal medicines are the most lucrative form of traditional medicine, generating billions of dollars in revenue.
• Traditional medicine can treat various infectious and chronic conditions: new antimalarial drugs were developed from the discovery and isolation of artemisinin from Artemisia annua L., a plant used in China for almost 2000 years.
• Counterfeit, poor quality, or adulterated herbal products in international markets are serious patient safety threats.
• More than 100 countries have regulations for herbal medicines.

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