Exploring the reasons behind the Belgian prohibition of the commercialization of the plant Artemisia annua. ; Explorando razones detrás de la prohibición belga de la comercialización de la planta Artemisia annua

This paper explores the prohibition of the commercialization of the plant Artemisia annua for fighting malaria through three political ecology concepts. Firstly, from the perspective of epistemic coloniality, the power/knowledge dimension is highlighted as key to understand how the scientific knowledge produced in the West renders invisible whatever is outside that canon (among which the Artemisia annua tea infusion). Secondly, using a technocratic lens, I identify a techno-elite composed by companies and individuals which intensively promote the standard drugs (ACTs) at the expense of the tra... Mehr ...