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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 and managers, biodiversity specialists, pathologists, horticulturists, agriculturists, ecologists and anthropologists equally. Berberis is a wonderful folk medicine used to cure CANCER, DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR AILMENTS, HYPERTENSION, OCULAR DISEASES, BONE FRACTURES, HEPATIC DISORDERS etc. Living close to nature is blessing!

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At Karakoram International University, author is working on DNA based characterization of critically endangered medicinal plants. He has published 44 (25 research + 19 popular)research papers in international journals. His 1st book was entitled ´Ethnobotanical studies of Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan . He is a consultant and professional mediator.

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