本文报告了用薄层层析方法检验蒿属4个组19个种植物含青蒿素系列化合物的情况,同时根据实地调查药用青蒿原植物的结果,参照民间应用蒿属植物抗疟的经验,比较了8种蒿属植物的抗疟作用,结果表明仅青蒿Artemisia annua一种,含有青蒿素并具抗疟作用。因此,青蒿素的存在与否,可作为青蒿药材鉴别的一项化学特征。 This paper reports on the use of thin-layer chromatography in the examination of Artemisinin-containing compounds in 19 species of Artemisia in four groups. At the same time, according to field investigations of the results of medicinal Artemisia annua plants, the use of Artemisia in the anti-malarial treatment was discussed. Experience has compared the antimalarial effects of 8 Artemisia species. The results show that Artemisia annua alone contains artemisinin and has antimalarial effects. Therefore, the presence or absence of artemisinin can be used as a chemical characteristic for the identification of Artemisia annua.