Stanley N. Ndwigah was born in Embu on 20th January, 1974. He attended Kathuniri Primary School, Kangaru School and University of Nairobi in 1993 to pursue a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree graduating in 1998.
Two sterols, b-sitosterol and stigmasterol, were isolated from the stem bark of combetrum fragrans~ The, identity.of'.these.compounds was established by spectral analysis.