La Maison de l’Artemisia is a French humanitarian association working to fight malaria, targeting the most vulnerable populations in the world.
Its mission is twofold :
- accelerate research into Artemisia herbal tea, an ancestral treatment for malaria
- oversee its sustainable dissemination in malaria endemic countries through Houses of Artemisia, local centres of expertise, which coordinate knowledge and distribution of the plant.
Our history
In Ethiopia, the spectacular recovery of her friend Alexandre Poussin from severe malaria with Artemisia annua herbal tea led Lucile Cornet-Vernet to seek scientific proof of its effectiveness. And so began the adventure of La Maison de l’Artemisia.
In view of the difficulty of financing a therapeutic solution that everyone can grow at home, our association has worked ceaselessly since 2013 to create a worldwide network of doctors, researchers, agronomists, farmers, NGOs and volunteers working in synergy to prove that this plant effectively treats malaria and bilharzia. La Maison de l’Artemisia has financed clinical studies in Africa, including some to WHO standards.
By helping to develop the cultivation of these medicinal plants, La Maison de l’Artemisia enables local actors in over twenty African countries to treat themselves at low cost, locally and effectively while one in two drugs sold in Africa is counterfeit and drug resistance develops.
Our story
In Ethiopia, the spectacular recovery of her friend Alexandre Poussin from severe malaria with Artemisia annua herbal tea led Lucile Cornet-Vernet to seek scientific proof of its effectiveness. And so began the adventure of La Maison de l’Artemisia.
In view of the difficulty of financing a therapeutic solution that everyone can grow at home, our association has worked ceaselessly since 2013 to create a worldwide network of doctors, researchers, agronomists, farmers, NGOs and volunteers working in synergy to prove that this plant effectively treats malaria and bilharzia. La Maison de l’Artemisia has financed clinical studies in Africa, including some to WHO standards.
By helping to develop the cultivation of these medicinal plants, La Maison de l’Artemisia enables local actors in over twenty African countries to treat themselves at low cost, locally and effectively while one in two drugs sold in Africa is counterfeit and drug resistance develops.
Lucile Cornet-Vernet
Founder of La Maison de l’Artemisia
Lucile Cornet-Vernet never set out to become a figurehead in the fight against malaria.
Her life was turned upside down in 2012 when she learnt that a simple plant growing in Africa, drunk as herbal tea, could cure a disease that plagues the entire continent.
Lucile Cornet-Vernet is an orthodontist in Paris. She is a Fellow Ashoka, TedX, Caritas and Shamengo speaker in France and Africa
She is author of a book published by Actes Sud (Artemisia, une plante pour éradiquer le paludisme, 2018).
Find out more about Lucile
Our team
La Maison de l’Artemisia is a vast network of men and women who work with kindness, trust and transparency.
Guided by common values of sharing, fellowship and justice, we work together respecting the Earth and Humankind.
Our team brings together a wide range of skills in fields as diverse as agronomy, health, social entrepreneurship, coaching, lobbying, law, journalism and IT.
Our Administration Board meets regularly to define the strategy for the Association.
Our work
Our main goals are :
- to develop and run the Maison de l’Artemisia network by providing centres with a hotline, agronomic, medical, legal, management and communication documents,
- to introduce Artemisia to specialists and the general public,
- to encourage the acceleration of research for better recognition,
- to seek funding.
Charter and shared quality label
Sustainable and responsible production
Pesticide-free, GMO-free production.
Fair income
For farmers, processors and resellers.
Responsible processing
Drying, shredding and packaging under clearly defined hygiene standards.
Fair price
Affordable sales price to ensure the most deprived have access to the herbal tea.
Sharing knowledge, expertise and experience within the network
Joint communication
Ongoing projects
Support our work
Every donation helps to open Houses of Artemisia, support our teams or raise awareness among the most disadvantaged.
Support our work
Every donation helps to open Maisons de l’Artemisia, support our teams or raise awareness among the most disadvantaged.
Volunteer with us
If you are motivated by our project and would like get involved, contact us now to find out how you can help spread Artemisia cultivation and knowledge throughout the world.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Volunteer with us
If you are motivated by our project and would like get involved, contact us now to find out how you can help spread Artemisia cultivation and knowledge throughout the world.
We look forward to hearing from you!
The book
The story of our adventure is recounted in the book “Artemisia, une plante pour éradiquer le paludisme” (Artemisia, a plant to eradicate malaria), published in November 2019 by Actes Sud in the collection ‘Domaine du Possible’.
Lucile Cornet-Vernet, together with author Laurence Couquiaud, relates the origins of this formidable personal quest to defeat malaria.
The book
The story of our adventure is recounted in the book “Artemisia, une plante pour éradiquer le paludisme” (Artemisia, a plant to eradicate malaria), published in November 2019 by Actes Sud in the collection ‘Domaine du Possible’.
Lucile Cornet-Vernet, together with the author Laurence Couquiaud, relates the origins of this formidable personal quest to defeat malaria.
