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Through this book the author is introducing you to two important antimalarial compounds from plants namely quinine from Cinchona and artemisinin from Artemisia annua. All the details about these plants and their use in malaria treatment are given. Hydroxychloroquine which is derived from quinine is in the news for it’s role in COVID-19 treatment and Artemisia extract is being considered as a herbal cure for COVID-19. Details of their use in this treatment are also given. The author has done research on artemisinin as part of his postdoctoral research.