Artemisia annua, also called sweet wormwood and sweet annie, is a fragrant annual herb. It has been used for over 2,000 years in Traditional Chinese Medicine, relieving fever and treating headaches, jaundice, nosebleeds, and dizziness combined with other herbs. Its leaves contain artemisinin, which is a potent anti-malarial compound. A. annua leaf extract contains anti-oxidant compounds and potent anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-tumor activities.