Tribute to a departed mentor: A tale of that ‘little-BIG thing

Dr Samuel Mutasa speaks during an interview in Dar es Salaam in 2020. PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • Dr Mutasa did his research on organic chemistry with special emphasis on medicinal plants of the genus Cassia. He studied some medicinal plants as he attempted to establish what compounds they contain; whether those compounds were active and could be effective in traditional medicine - or whether they were poisonous.