Michael Kwesi Baah
The researcher's work integrates biochemistry, entomology, and applied sciences, focusing on understanding the effects of natural compounds and plants on both biological systems and human health. Their research encompasses diverse themes such as plant toxicity, natural product synthesis, and traditional medicine, with a particular emphasis on integrating insights into environmental management, waste reduction, and health product development. The researcher's work bridges domain-specific fields like life sciences, physical sciences, and public health, addressing applications in environmental studies, toxicology, pharmacognostic studies, and urban waste management, all while contributing to broader ecological understanding.
Faculty Biography
Dr. Michael Kwesi Baah is a Lecturer at the Department of Herbal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He holds a PhD and MPhil in Pharmacognosy and a BSc in Herbal Medicine, all from KNUST.His areas of specialization and research interests include clinical trials and efficacy testing of herbal products, quality control and standardization of herbal medicines, and the socio-cultural aspects of herbal medicine research. His research also focuses on plant products with antiparasitic, antimicrobial, and antidiabetic activities, as well as ethnopharmacology. He has authored and co-authored several scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.Dr. Baah is a member of the Society of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Research and the Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists (GAMH).
Dye analysis and toxicity
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
Insect Utilization and Effects
Malaria Research and Control
Municipal Solid Waste Management
Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
Chemical Markers for Quality Control of Medicinal Plants Used in Sickle Cell Disease Management: Application of the Herbal Marker Ranking System (Herb MaRS)
Open AccessFrom engineered landfill to uncontrolled dumpsite: situational analysis, extent of buffer zone encroachment and challenges of the Oti Landfill, Kumasi, Ghana
Quality Assessment of Tomato Paste Products on the Ghanaian Market: An Insight Into Their Possible Adulteration
Open AccessA Study on Justicia flava (Forssk.) Vahl.: Pharmacognostic Characterization and Antiplasmodial and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of the Leaves
Open AccessAntimycobacterial Effects of Herbal Preparations Used In Buruli Ulcer Endemic Communities In Ghana
Open AccessAntibacterial, Antibiofilm, and Efflux Pump Inhibitory Properties of the Crude Extract and Fractions from Acacia macrostachya Stem Bark
Open AccessFruits of Vitex doniana sweet: toxicity profile, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, and quantification of one of its bioactive constituents oleanolic acid
Open AccessAnti-mycobacterium ulcerans activity and pharmacognostic standardisation of Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw) Warb
Open AccessTriterpenoids mediate the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of the stem bark of Reissantia indica
Open AccessMyrianthus libericus: Possible mechanisms of hypoglycaemic action and in silico prediction of pharmacokinetics and toxicity profile of its bioactive metabolite, friedelan-3-one
Open AccessFruits of <i>Vitex Doniana</i> Sweet: Toxicity Profile, Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities, and Quantification of One of its Bioactive Constituents Oleanolic Acid
Open AccessPharmacognostic and physicochemical studies of the leaves of Hoslundia opposita Vahl (Lamiaceae)
Open AccessEvaluation of the Haematinic Activities of Extracts of Justicia secunda Vahl Leaves in Red Blood Cells of Laboratory Rats
Open AccessHypotensive and Antihypertensive Properties and Safety for Use of <i>Annona muricata</i> and <i>Persea americana</i> and Their Combination Products
Open Access<i>In Vivo</i> Antiplasmodial Activity of Different Solvent Extracts of <i>Myrianthus libericus</i> Stem Bark and Its Constituents in <i>Plasmodium berghei</i>‐Infected Mice
Open AccessEvaluation of the Haematinic Activities of Extracts of &lt;i&gt;Justicia secunda&lt;/i&gt; Vahl Leaves in Red Blood Cells of Laboratory Rats
Open AccessReduction of Organic Solid Waste Using Black Soldier Fly (HermetiaIllucens) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries.
Investigation of antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of extracts of the stem bark of Drypetes floribunda (Euphorbiaceae)
Open AccessBiodegradation by composting of municipal organic solid waste into organic fertilizer using the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae
Open AccessAntimicrobial pentacyclic triterpenes and glycosides from the stem bark of<i>Cussonia bancoensis</i>
Department of Herbal Medicine
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology