• Royce Fellowship
Norbesida
Bagabila

Concentration 

Biomedical Engineering

Award Year 

2018
Investigating the Beneficial Use of Plant-Based Medicines through Combining Traditional African Medicine and Western Technology 

Medicinal plants use as a mode of prevention and treatment of disease has origins in indigenous practice and has resurfaced in contemporary Western culture as herbal treatments, which are largely unregulated. While traditional medical systems had established oral protocols for safety and results, newer versions are plagued by a lack of intergenerational awareness of standard dosages and efficacy. The aim of this research is to assess the transferability of rudimentary indigenous methods to western technologies, creating plant-based pills with standardized dosages and concentrations. 

Advisor: Fred Jackson