Mushtaq Ahmad
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3594129 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Mushtaq Ahmad |
| NOMBRES | Mushtaq |
| APELLIDO | Ahmad |
| FIRMA | AHMAD M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Peshawar |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0585-2080 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 47 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 161 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 47 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1951 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Environmental and occupational risk factors associated with multiple myeloma
This study highlights cosmetics-related agents, pesticides, and organic solvents as key modifiable risk factors for both MM development and QoL deterioration. Their significant physical and psychological impacts underscore the urgency of integrating preventive occupational health strategies with holistic myeloma care that addresses symptom burden and future outlook
The shifting dynamics of plant and mushroom foraging in Kashmir
The commodification and mobility of food ingredients have altered local practices, particularly in preparing Dryopteris, Diplazium, Pteridium, and Morchella. Preserving biocultural heritage and promoting sustainable foraging practices can enhance economic growth, food security, and rural development by safeguarding plant knowledge and encouraging commercial cultivation
The nexus between ecology of foraging and food security
The older age group has more knowledge about WFPs compared to the younger generation, who are not interested in learning about the utilization of WFPs. This lack of interest in information about WFPs among the younger generation can be attributed to their limited access to markets and availability of food plants in the study area. Traditional gathering of food plants has been reduced in younger generations during recent years; therefore, it is cr…
An Insight into Indigenous Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants from Kashmir Himalayan Region
Background: Documenting traditional knowledge of medicinal plants has enabled researchers to obtain a good understanding of the consumption patterns of plants for basic healthcare purposes. This study highlighted the ethnobotanical significance of medicinal and aromatic plants in the biodiversity hotspot landscape of the western Himalayan region of Kashmir. Methods: Extensive field visits were made to collect traditional ethnobotanical knowledge …
Ethnomedicinal appraisal of the medicinal flora among the sub-alpine and alpine Iindigenous communities of Palas Valley Kohistan, Northern Pakistan
Background: The contemporary research was conducted to explore the ethnomedicinal potential of wild flora exploited by the indigenous communities of Palas valley of Kohistan, Northern Pakistan. It constitutes an important contribution to the knowledge of biological resources used for treatment of ailments through traditional practices. Methods: Rapid appraisal approach (RAA), semi-structured interviews, and personal monitoring, group discussion w…
Ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants from Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan
Background: Plants have long been a vital source for traditional medicine preparations used for livestock and humans, both for preventive and curative purposes. The rural population's ongoing relationship with their environment has led to the development of distinctive indigenous knowledge regarding the uses of plant resources. It is necessary to document this important information now in existence before it is lost or disappears. Ethnobiological…
Ethnobotanical studies and conservation status of the medicinal flora of Bara Gali Forests, District Abbottabad, Pakistan
Background: An ethnobotanical investigation was conducted in Bara Gali Forests, District Abbottabad, Pakistan, during different seasons of the year 2018. The study area entertaining rich biodiversity and traditional knowledge on medicinal plants, remain understudied, prompting this investigation to document ethnobotanical uses, assess conservation status, and bridge the knowledge gap on the region's unexplored medicinal flora. Methods: This ethno…
Ethnomedicinal relevance of selected monocot taxa from different geographical regions of Pakistan
Background: Pakistan has a unique biodiversity of monocotyledon flora and due to its unique climatic condition a huge number of medicinal plants are distributed in the area. Ethnobotany plays a crucial role in understanding the dynamic relationships between biological diversity and social and cultural systems. However, studies about the ethnomedicinal significance of monocot taxa in Pakistan are very limited. Methods: This study documented the in…
The local medicinal plant knowledge in Kashmir Western Himalaya
Background The mountainous region of Kashmir is a biodiversity hotspot, with diverse local communities and a rich cultural history linked to nature. Mountain ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate change. This study emphasises the need to record the indigenous ethnoecological knowledge of wild plants used for the treatment of various ailments at higher elevations in remote areas where globalisation poses a threat to this traditional knowledg…
Unveiling the Indigenous Ethnomedicinal knowledge of Genus Nepeta from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Background: Medicinal plants have a high value to humans due to their medicinal constituents and potential biological consequences. The current study provides valuable insights into the Nepeta genus and its significant ethnobotanical worth within the rich diversity landscape of the division of Muzaffarabad. Methods: Ethnomedicinal data was gathered by using a questionnaire and the group discussion method. Group discussions were carried out in loc…
Anxiety and Academic Performance of Undergraduate University Students
Aim of the study was to find out the relationship between anxiety with academic performance of undergraduate university students. The study was conducted for the objectives; (i) to find out the anxiety level of undergraduate university students. (ii) to identify the level of achievement scores (GPA) and co-curricular activities of undergraduate university students, and (iii) to find out the relationship between anxiety and academic performance of…
A cross-cultural ethnobotanical knowledge comparison about local plants among Pashto, Punjabi and Saraiki communities living in Southwest Pakistan
Background: The current work was conducted with the aim for the documentation of the indigenous uses of medicinal plants for food purposes across the three main indigenous communities in South-west Pakistan. Field work was conducted in 21 villages belonging to the three regions of the district D.I. Khan (Saraiki Community), district Zhob (Pashto Community) and district Mianwali (Punjabi Community), located in the Southwest Pakistan. Methods: Snow…
Chemical Composition, Sources, and Health Risk Assessment of PM2.5 and PM10 in Urban Sites of Bangkok, Thailand
Of late, air pollution in Asia has increased, particularly in built-up areas due to rapid industrialization and urbanization. The present study sets out to examine the impact that pollution can have on the health of people living in the inner city of Bangkok, Thailand. Consequently, in 2021, fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and coarse particulate matter (PM 10 ) chemical composition and sources are evaluated at three locations in Bangkok. To ide…
Road and Transportation Lead to Better Health and Sustainable Destination Development in Host Community
Road and transportation plays a vital role in the sustainable development and prosperity of the area. This study investigates the impact of road and transportation on the health of the host community and its sustainable destination development. Data were collected from the host community and were analyzed through factor analysis and structure equation modeling to evaluate the in-hand data of the structural relationship. It is revealed that road a…
Traditional Uses of Plants by Indigenous Communities for Veterinary Practices at Kurram District, Pakistan
Background: In Kurram district of Pakistan, people use medicinal plants to cure a variety of livestock diseases. This study was conducted with the aims to document the indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used in veterinary practices in the district.Methods: Ethnoveterinary data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 97 participants that were purposedly chosen at random locations and data was quantitatively analyzed using rela…
Botany, ethnomedicines, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Himalayan paeony ( Paeonia emodi Royle.)
Traditional knowledge on herbal drinks among indigenous communities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Traditional knowledge about the use of medicinal plants for herbal drinks (HDs) is not well documented in the Azad Kashmir region despite their widespread use. This study highlights the taxonomic diversity and traditional knowledge on medicinal plants used for HDs while examining the diversity of diseases treated with HDs in the study area. METHODS: Individual discussions were conducted with 255 informants (84 women and 171 men). Data…
Edible Wild Plants
Ethnomedicinal uses of plants in the treatment of paediatric geohelminth infections in Kalat district of Northern Balochistan, Pakistan
Ethnopharmacological survey on medicinal plants used in herbal drinks among the traditional communities of Pakistan
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants among the communities of Alpine and Sub-alpine regions of Pakistan
Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants in the Thar Desert (Sindh) of Pakistan
Ethnomedicinal uses of plants for the treatment of snake and scorpion bite in Northern Pakistan
Ethnomedicinal uses of Edible Wild Fruits (EWFs) in Swat Valley, Northern Pakistan
Ethnopharmacological documentation of medicinal plants used for hypertension among the local communities of DIR Lower, Pakistan
Ethnobotanical appraisal and cultural values of medicinally important wild edible vegetables of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan
BACKGROUND: The association among food and health is momentous as consumers now demand healthy, tasty and natural functional foods. Knowledge of such food is mainly transmitted through the contribution of individuals of households. Throughout the world the traditions of using wild edible plants as food and medicine are at risk of disappearing, hence present appraisal was conducted to explore ethnomedicinal and cultural importance of wild edible v…
An Ethnobotanical study of Medicinal Plants in high mountainous region of Chail valley (District Swat- Pakistan)
This study contributes an ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants with their frequency of citations together with the part used, disease treated and methods of application among the tribal communities of Chail valley. The present survey has documented from this valley considerable indigenous knowledge about the local medicinal plants for treating number of common diseases that is ready to be further investigated for biological, pharmacologic…
Quantitative ethnomedicinal study of plants used in the skardu valley at high altitude of Karakoram-Himalayan range, Pakistan
In this study, we have documented considerable indigenous knowledge about the native medicinal plants in Skardu valley for treating common ailments which are ready to be further investigated phytochemically and pharmacologically which leads to natural drug discovery development. The study has various socioeconomic dimensions which are associated with the local communities
Botanical ethnoveterinary therapies in three districts of the Lesser Himalayas of Pakistan
Background Ethnoveterinary knowledge is highly significant for persistence of traditional community-based approaches to veterinary care. This is of particular importance in the context of developing and emerging countries, where animal health (that of livestock, especially) is crucial to local economies and food security. The current survey documents the traditional veterinary uses of medicinal plants in the Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan. Methods Dat…
An ethnobiological study in Kala Chitta hills of Pothwar region, Pakistan
Background This paper constitutes an important ethnobiological survey in the context of utilizing biological resources by residents of Kala Chitta hills of Pothwar region, Pakistan. The fundamental aim of this research endeavour was to catalogue and analyse the indigenous knowledge of native community about plants and animals. The study is distinctive in the sense to explore both ethnobotanical and ethnozoological aspects of indigenous culture, a…
Medicinal flora and ethnoecological knowledge in the Naran Valley, Western Himalaya, Pakistan
Background Mountain ecosystems all over the world support a high biological diversity and provide home and services to some 12% of the global human population, who use their traditional ecological knowledge to utilise local natural resources. The Himalayas are the world's youngest, highest and largest mountain range and support a high plant biodiversity. In this remote mountainous region of the Himalaya, people depend upon local plant resources t…
Traditional knowledge on herbal drinks among indigenous communities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Traditional knowledge about the use of medicinal plants for herbal drinks (HDs) is not well documented in the Azad Kashmir region despite their widespread use. This study highlights the taxonomic diversity and traditional knowledge on medicinal plants used for HDs while examining the diversity of diseases treated with HDs in the study area. METHODS: Individual discussions were conducted with 255 informants (84 women and 171 men). Data…
Government and Politics in Pakistan
The local medicinal plant knowledge in Kashmir Western Himalaya
Background The mountainous region of Kashmir is a biodiversity hotspot, with diverse local communities and a rich cultural history linked to nature. Mountain ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate change. This study emphasises the need to record the indigenous ethnoecological knowledge of wild plants used for the treatment of various ailments at higher elevations in remote areas where globalisation poses a threat to this traditional knowledg…
The shifting dynamics of plant and mushroom foraging in Kashmir
The commodification and mobility of food ingredients have altered local practices, particularly in preparing Dryopteris, Diplazium, Pteridium, and Morchella. Preserving biocultural heritage and promoting sustainable foraging practices can enhance economic growth, food security, and rural development by safeguarding plant knowledge and encouraging commercial cultivation
The nexus between ecology of foraging and food security
The older age group has more knowledge about WFPs compared to the younger generation, who are not interested in learning about the utilization of WFPs. This lack of interest in information about WFPs among the younger generation can be attributed to their limited access to markets and availability of food plants in the study area. Traditional gathering of food plants has been reduced in younger generations during recent years; therefore, it is cr…
Edible Wild Plants
The United Nations and Pakistan
Japanese Economic Recovery and Pakistan
The United Nations and Pakistan
The United Nations and Pakistan
The United Nations and Pakistan
Government and Politics in Pakistan
Real Money Balances in the Production Function of a Developing Country
Real money balances as a factor input in the production function of the large-scale manufacturing sector in Pakistan has been examined in a multi-equation framework. Besides labor and capital, real money balances turned out to be an important factor of production. Our results are in accordance with the pioneering work of Sinai and Stokes in this area
Ethnotaxonomical Approach in the Identification of Useful Medicinal Flora of Tehsil Pindigheb (District Attock) Pakistan
The presented research investigated the use of folk remedies among the people of Tehsil Pindigheb, District Attock of Pakistan. During the ethnobotanical survey, we documented indigenous knowledge and collected plant specimens which included medicinal plants. Through questionnaire, ethnomedicinal data was collected from key informants and local inhabitants in randomly selected villages. One hundred plant species belonging to 44 families were reco…
Ethnopharmacological application of medicinal plants to cure skin diseases and in folk cosmetics among the tribal communities of North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Ethnobotanical appraisal and cultural values of medicinally important wild edible vegetables of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan
BACKGROUND: The association among food and health is momentous as consumers now demand healthy, tasty and natural functional foods. Knowledge of such food is mainly transmitted through the contribution of individuals of households. Throughout the world the traditions of using wild edible plants as food and medicine are at risk of disappearing, hence present appraisal was conducted to explore ethnomedicinal and cultural importance of wild edible v…
Medicinal flora and ethnoecological knowledge in the Naran Valley, Western Himalaya, Pakistan
Background Mountain ecosystems all over the world support a high biological diversity and provide home and services to some 12% of the global human population, who use their traditional ecological knowledge to utilise local natural resources. The Himalayas are the world's youngest, highest and largest mountain range and support a high plant biodiversity. In this remote mountainous region of the Himalaya, people depend upon local plant resources t…
Botanical ethnoveterinary therapies in three districts of the Lesser Himalayas of Pakistan
Background Ethnoveterinary knowledge is highly significant for persistence of traditional community-based approaches to veterinary care. This is of particular importance in the context of developing and emerging countries, where animal health (that of livestock, especially) is crucial to local economies and food security. The current survey documents the traditional veterinary uses of medicinal plants in the Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan. Methods Dat…
Ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants for respiratory disorders among the inhabitants of Gallies – Abbottabad, Northern Pakistan
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in district Mastung of Balochistan province-Pakistan
Ethnomedicinal knowledge of the most commonly used plants from Deosai Plateau, Western Himalayas, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Quantitative ethnomedicinal study of plants used in the skardu valley at high altitude of Karakoram-Himalayan range, Pakistan
In this study, we have documented considerable indigenous knowledge about the native medicinal plants in Skardu valley for treating common ailments which are ready to be further investigated phytochemically and pharmacologically which leads to natural drug discovery development. The study has various socioeconomic dimensions which are associated with the local communities
An ethnobiological study in Kala Chitta hills of Pothwar region, Pakistan
Background This paper constitutes an important ethnobiological survey in the context of utilizing biological resources by residents of Kala Chitta hills of Pothwar region, Pakistan. The fundamental aim of this research endeavour was to catalogue and analyse the indigenous knowledge of native community about plants and animals. The study is distinctive in the sense to explore both ethnobotanical and ethnozoological aspects of indigenous culture, a…
An Ethnobotanical study of Medicinal Plants in high mountainous region of Chail valley (District Swat- Pakistan)
This study contributes an ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants with their frequency of citations together with the part used, disease treated and methods of application among the tribal communities of Chail valley. The present survey has documented from this valley considerable indigenous knowledge about the local medicinal plants for treating number of common diseases that is ready to be further investigated for biological, pharmacologic…
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants among the communities of Alpine and Sub-alpine regions of Pakistan
Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants in the Thar Desert (Sindh) of Pakistan
Ethnomedicinal uses of plants for the treatment of snake and scorpion bite in Northern Pakistan
Ethnomedicinal uses of Edible Wild Fruits (EWFs) in Swat Valley, Northern Pakistan
Ethnopharmacological documentation of medicinal plants used for hypertension among the local communities of DIR Lower, Pakistan
Traditional management of diabetes in Pakistan
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinally important shrubs and trees of Himalayan region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
The endemic medicinal plants of Northern Balochistan, Pakistan and their uses in traditional medicine
Biology (35 obras) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (34 obras) · Geography (33 obras) · Medicine (33 obras) · Medicinal plants (31 obras) · Traditional medicine (31 obras) · Ethnobotany (28 obras) · Ecology (26 obras) · Traditional knowledge (17 obras) · Indigenous (15 obras)