sesquiterpene

Artemisinin is an endoperoxide of the sesquiterpene lactone.The structure of this compound is too complex to be synthesized effectively.Artemisia is also found in many parts of the U.

青蒿是倍半萜烯的一种化物，这种物质由于其极复杂的结构，因此很难被有效合成。

Both the leaf and the stem aroma were composed mainly of monoterpene and sesquiterpene constituents, with β-caryophyllene the most major, followed by sabinene, 1,8-cineole, p-cymene ect.

所鉴定出组分多数单萜及倍半萜类化合物，在荆条、枝中含量最高的均β-丁香烯、其次香桧烯、1,8-、对-聚伞花烃等。