© 2015 Sarah E. Rich

Stanley Nedritu Wambugu

RISE Degree(s) 

PhD in Comparative Animal Physiology from the University of Nairobi

RISE Network(s) 
RISE-AFNNET
Nationality 
Kenyan
Employment 

RISE-AFNNET PhD Student and Tutorial Fellow, Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi

After his PhD, Wambugu intends to work on the development of new pharmaceuticals for joint pain management; mentor other scholars in the field of pain research; and continue to teach and carry out research at UoN.

Research 

Using animal models to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatoidal properties of medicinal plants traditionally used for the management of chronic joint pain in Machakos and Makueni Counties, Kenya

Selected Publications 

Mahomoodally M, Mootoosamy A, Wambugu SN. 2016. Traditional therapies used to manage diabetes and related complications in mauritius- a comparative ethno-religious study. Evidence- Based Complement. Altern. Med.

Mwonjoria JK, Ngeranwa JJ, Kariuki HN, Githinji CG, Sagini MN, Wambugu SN. 2014. Ethno medicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of Solanum incanum (Lin.). Int. J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 2(2):17–20.

Kanui TI, Mwangi PW, Wambugu SN, Kariuki DK, Mbugua PM. 2012. The antinociceptive activity of ethanolic extracts of Ocimum kilimandscharicum Baker ex Gürke and Ocimum kenyense Ayob. ex A.J. Paton leaves. Int. J. Phytopharm. 3(1):1–4.

Wambugu SN, Mathiu PM, Gakuya DW, Kanui TI, Kabasa JD, Kiama SG. 2011. Medicinal plants used in the management of chronic joint pains in Machakos and Makueni Counties, Kenya. J. Ethnopharmacol. 137(2):945–55.

Mwangi PW, Wambugu SN, Kariuki DK, Mungai P, Mbugua TIK. 2011. Suppression of nociception by Ocimum masaiense root extract involves both central and peripheral mechanisms. Phytopharmacol. 1:148–59.

Email Address(es) 
wambugusn@yahoo.com