Table 1.

Specific and non-specific in vitro effects of artemisone.

Cells	Artemisone ED50	Artesunate ED50
P. falciparum	1–3 ng/ml	8–12 ng/ml
S. epidermidis	Above 5 µg/ml	Above 5 µg/ml
E. coli 8957	Above 5 µg/ml	Above 5 µg/ml
THP-1 human monocytes	174 µg/ml	67 µg/ml
HT-29 human colon cells	Above 100 µg/ml	70 µg/ml