Adulteration in Herbal Drugs: A Burning Issue

Dr. Shabnum Shaheen has completed her Post Doctorate from Malaysia in Biological Sciences. She is awardee of gold medal in an International conference of Botany and also won Farogh-e-Taleem Gold medal award from Idara Farogh-e-Taleem & Federal Minister Kashmir Affairs, Pakistan. She is the first scientist who introduced EDS technique for grass phytoliths in Epidermal Leaf Anatomy in Pakistan. Till yet she has 3 national patents which are submitted in the intellectual property Organization, Government of Pakistan. She is the member of many national and International science societies/journals and also reviewer of many well reputed journals. She is the author of 6 books and published many research articles in national and international journals. Miss Sehrish Ramzan is a Ph.D scholar in Biological Sciences. She is a plant scientist and her Ph.D work is focused on the adulteration of herbal drugs. Till yet she published 10 research articles in national andinternational journals and member of many societies. Her research interests include biodiversity, systematic, adulteration and medicinal plants.Dr. Farah Khan did her Post Doctorate from Ohio State University,Columbus,US (2011). She is Professor / Chairperson at Department of Botany,LCWU, Lhr. She is the member of many Research Journal Editorial Boards.  So far 62 Research theses including 02 Ph.Ds.  have been  supervised by her. She has published 52 Research papers in Impact Factored, HEC and UGC recognized International and National journals. She has published 34 Abstracts/Proceedings indifferent International and National conferences and  seminars. Thirty one Poster( Research)  presentations  and 04 Monographs  published  by international Publishers are also on her record. She has won many awards including a gold medal by IFT,PK.Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad is Plant Biologist in the field of Biodiversity. He has author of 387 research publications (to date) in top international journals, more than 3000 citations, with high IF, H & I indices. 20 international books published and circulated internationally. Dr. Ahmad is awardee of various national and international awards (TWAS, CAS-PIFI & USEA). He is also the Editorial Board Member of many well reputed ISI journals and book series. He has supervised 13 Ph.D. & 65 M.Phil. research scholars in applied disciplines of Natural plants products, Plant biodiversity, wild edible plants, Medicinal plants, Energy &Environment.

• CHAPTER 1: Adulteration A Global Issue.- CHAPTER 2: Types and Causes of Adulteration:  Global Perspectives.- CHAPTER 3:  Why Study Herbal Plants?.- CHAPTER 4: History, Classification, Worldwide Distribution and Significance of Herbal Plants.- CHAPTER 5: Marketed Herbal Drugs:  How Adulteration Affects.- CHAPTER 6: Preventive Measures to Stop Adulteration in Marketed Herbal Samples.- CHAPTER 7: Medicinal Wealth of Pakistan.- CHAPTER 8:  Marketed Herbal Plants in Pakistan: Case Studies.- CHAPTER 9: List of Commonly used Herbal Drugs throughout the World.- CHAPTER 10: A pictorial guide of marketed herbal plants:  Comparison with the original sample.