Tuesday, January 17

Wormwood


For Intrigue, Malaria Drug Gets the Prize



Sweet wormwood
Benefits discovered in China
By Mao Ze Dong’s scientists
Racing to help North Vietnamese conquer malarial jungles

Doctors shunned by Cultural Revolution
Hidden on remote mountains,
Plucked from banishment to seek the cure

Qinghao
Etched on ancient tombs,
Praised on palimpsest scrolls

Languished unused for decades
As countless poor prayed for deliverance

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