Artemisinin B is a drug which may improve spatial memory in dementia patients and alter the levels of inflammatory cytokines in the hippocampus and the cortex. Artemisinin B may inhibit neuroinflammation and exert neuroprotective effects on cognitive functions by modulating the TLR4-MyD88-NF-κB signaling pathway. Artemisinin B has shown potential in the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases.

Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) is an ancient Chinese herbal therapy for malarial fevers which has been recently found to have potent activity against many forms of malarial organisms, including chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum.

Artemisitene is the oxidized form of Artemisinin and is an antimalarial agent. Artemisinin precursors are the important basic substances for biosynthesis of Artemisinin, including Artemisinin B, Artemisitene, Artemisinic acid, etc.