FAQ About Tu Youyou
Why did Tu Youyou use traditional Chinese medicine in her research?
Tu Youyou utilized traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as it offered a vast reservoir of knowledge about herbal treatments used over centuries. She believed that ancient texts could provide potential clues to effective treatments for modern diseases like malaria. Her strategy involved reviewing these texts to identify plants used historically for fever and disease, which ultimately led to the discovery of artemisinin.
