Santonin is a sesquiterpenoid lactone that has been found in Artemisia.1 It has been used as a building block in the synthesis of terpenoids. Santonin is an anthelmintic that induces paralysis of A. lumbricoides.2
1.Banerjee, A.K., Vera, W.J., and Gonzalez, N.C.Synthesis of terpenoid compounds from α-santoninTetrahedron49(122)4761-4788(1993) 2.Hermoso, R., and Monteoliva, M.Survival study of parasitic helminths. III. Effects of antihelminthic and other drugs on survival of Ascaris lumbricoidesRev. Iber. Parasitol.31(4)567-585(1970)
















