Title : Dr.
Department/Unit/Section: PHARMACOGNOSY/PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
Contact Address: Kenyatta University  PO Box 43844,00100 Nairobi
Position: Lecturer

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Area of Specialization: Medicinal Chemistry (Phytochemistry)/Chemical Science

Research Interests:

• Development and formulation of phytomedicines and botanical insecticides. Research in Natural Products Chemistry, Screening and toxicity evaluation of traditionally used plants, biological testing of plants for their antimicrobial, antileptic, antidiabetic, antimalarial, anti-HIV and insecticidal activities.

• Development and formulation of phytomedicines and botanical insecticides.

Research & Publications

• Anti-Larval Activity of Crude Plant Extracts from Vitex Schiliebenii and Vitex Payos (Verbenaceae)
• Larvicidal and Brine Shrimp Activities of Vitex Schiliebenii Extracts and Isolated Phytoecdysteroids on Anopheles gambiae Giles S.S Larvae
• Time-course effects of Vitex schiliebenii (Varbenaceae) solvent extracts on Anopheles gambiae giles s.s. larvae under simulated semi-field conditions
• Larvicidal and Brine Shrimp Activities of Vitex Schiliebenii Extracts and Isolated Phytoecdysteroids on Anopheles gambiae Giles S.S Larvae
• Chemical composition and evaluation of mosquito larvicidal activity of Vitex payos extracts against Anopheles gambiae Giles S.S larvae
• Toxicity of Individual and Blends of Pure Phytoecdysteroids Isolated from Vitex Schiliebenii and Vitex Payos against Anopheles Gambiae S.S. Larvae

• Evaluation of Vitex Species for Larvicidal activity against Anopheles gambiae larvae s.s. Giles

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