Plants are the VISHNOs of our ecosystem. Hindus believe that the Vishnu (god) sustains the universe. Several traditional communities around the world and cultures today have profound imprints of people-plant interaction. Plants have been the only source and inspiration for treatment and healing of ailments. Modern scientific scholarship realizes that ethnobotany is one of the potential basis for the discovery of new, alternate and safe drugs for most pressing diseases like CANCER etc. This book brings folk wisdom of traditional communities from Shinaki area of famous HUNZA Valley. Research...

Book is about current perspectives of medicinal plants in high mountainous landscapes of Karakorum, Hindukush, Himalaya and Pamir mountain ranges Pakistan with a special reference to Berberis species. Besides, detailed medicinal plant inventory, different aspects of important medicinal plants viz; Berberis and many others have been included. It deals with proteomics, ethnobotany, zoo-pharmacology, ethnopharmacology, epigenetics, phylogeny, morpho-floral and pathological descriptions. This will book may serve interest of botanists, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, taxonomists, wildlife experts...

Book is about common bacteriological agents of diarrhoea, dysentery and their sensitivity towards various allopathic medicines used for treatment. Having a practical approach, useful for medical practitioners, physicians, microbiologists, lab technicians, researchers, academicians, health-hygiene planners and policy makers equally. Throughout field and laboratory work, WHO Manual for Laboratory investigation of Acute Enteric Infections (WHO Manual CDD/833) has been followed to ensure its international standards.

Hepatitis (B and C) is a worldwide problem rapidly spreading in developing countries. Over 2 billion people across the globe have been exposed to Hepatitis B virus and 350 million are its chronic carriers. According to an estimate, it causes death of over 1 million people annually. Book is about prevalence of hepatitis B and C in Gilgit city of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Research also include genomic characterization of viruses collected during the study. Information presented will be helpful for health managers, planner, practitioners, hygiene promoters, pathologists, microbiologists and...