Research output on Artemisia (Artemisia annua): a bibliometric study.

Artemisia is a herb that yields a natural component known as 'Artemisinin' which is being used for the treatment of Malaria worldwide. This paper uses data indexed in the PubMed database for the period of fifteen years (1996-2010) to study the research on Artemisia. It has been found that publications on this subject grew to 712 percent in 2010 as compared to 1996. China is one of the countries that has contributed a number of publications in this area. In India, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is a leading contributor of literature on Artemisia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]