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QU Publications

QU Publications

Books
[1] Qarshi, I.A., & Hussain, A. (2011). Medicinal Plants of Qarshi Botanical Garden Vol. I. Qarshi University.
[2] Qarshi, I.A., & Hussain, A. (2014). Medicinal Plants of Qarshi Botanical Garden Vol. II. Qarshi University.
[3] Qarshi, I.A., & Hussain, A. (2018). Medicinal Plants of Qarshi Botanical Garden Vol. III. Qarshi University.
[4] Qarshi, I.A., & Hussain, A. (2021). Medicinal Plants of Qarshi Botanical Garden Vol. IV. Qarshi University.
[5] Qarshi, I.A., & Hussain, A. (2021). Dictionary of Pakistani Medicinal Plants Vol. I. Qarshi University.
[6] Qarshi, I.A. (2021). Qarshi Pharmacopoeia Vol – I Ingredient Monographs. First Edition. Qarshi Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.
[7] Qarshi, I.A. (2021). Qarshi Pharmacopoeia Vol – I Formulations (English). First Edition. Qarshi Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.
[8] Qarshi, I.A. (2021). Qarshi Pharmacopoeia Vol – I Formulations (Urdu). First Edition. Qarshi Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.
Book Chapters
[1] Shinwari, Z.K., Nasim, A., & Qarshi, I.A. (2010). Biofuel – Renewable Energy. In Book titled “Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Prospects and Challenges”.
[2] Hussain, A., Qarshi, I.A., Nazir, H., & Ullah, I. (2012). Plant Tissue Culture: Current Status and Opportunities. In Book titled “Recent Advances in Plant In Vitro Culture”. Intech open Access publisher.
Research Articles
[1] Nazir, H., Baig, M.O., & Anwer, S. (2026). Pharmacognostic and therapeutic insights into Hibiscus sabdariffa L. and its cultivation in Qarshi Botanical Garden. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 34(01), 125-135.
[2] Afzal, S., Khan, S., Khan, M. N., Nasreen, Z., Gul, H., Zaib, M. I., ... & Naseem, M. T. (2025). Effect of Ocimum tenuiflorum L. compounds on Oreochromis mossambicus: a combination of molecular docking, biochemical dynamics, and antifertility assessment. Aquaculture International, 33(6), 596.
[3] Rashid, M., Rehman, S., Ashfaq, S., Siddique, A., Afzal, S., Ahmad, M., Khan, S., & Shah, S.S. (2025). Comprehensive Analysis of Phytochemical Composition. Quantitative Phenolic Profiling by HPLC and Assessment of Antioxidant Activity in Bassica indica. Pure and Applied Biology, 14(2), 82-93.
[4] Afzal, S., Khan, S., & Ammarullah, M.I. (2025). Comprehensive biomedicine assessment of Apteranthes tuberculata extracts: Phytochemical Analysis and Multifaceted Pharmacological Evaluation in Animal Models. Open Medicine, 20 (1), 1-13.
[5] Rashid M, Anwer S, Khan S, Baig MO (2024) Optimizing Potato Cultivation: A Comprehensive Study on the Positive Impact of Compost as a Growth Medium across Multiple Varieties. J Hortic. 12:377.
[6] Afzal, S., Akber, I., Khan, S., Ahmed, S., Muhammad, A., & Mughees, M. (2024). Recent trends and Emerging Approaches in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Lifestyle Modification, Pharmacotherapy, and Bariatric Surgery. Global Immunological & Infectious Diseases Review, 9(2), 24-30.
[7] Zahid, M., Khan, S., Rashid, M., Anwer, S., Razzaq, A., Daud, H., & Baig, M.O. (2024). Effect of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) on Ginkgo biloba L. cuttings by using Qarshi Nutri Compost at Qarshi Botanical Garden Hattar, Haripur KPK, Pakistan. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(5), 891-903.
[8] Khan, S., Razzaq, A., Anwer, S., Rashid, M., & Baig, M.O. (2024). Phenological Patterns and Palyno-Morphological Significance of Medicinal Plants by using Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition, 20(3), 719-757.
[9] Razzaq, A., Anwer, S., Khan, S., Rashid, M., & Baig, M.O. (2024). Traditional knowledge of Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants used by Livestock owners for Livelihood Security of Swat Kohistan Valley, Hindu Kush Range, Swat Pakistan. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition, 20(3), 695-718.
[10] Khan, A., Ahmad, M., Sultan, A., Khan, R., Raza, J., Ul Abidin, S. Z., Khan, S., Zafar, M., Uddin, M. N., & Kazi, M. (2024). Herbal Spices as Food and Medicine: Microscopic Authentication of Commercial Herbal Spices. Plants, 13(8), 1067.
[11] Razzaq, A., Anwer, S., Khan, S., Rashid, M., Lodhi, U.S., & Baig, M.O. (2024). Indigenous uses of Fern Flora for Sustainable Livelihood Security of Swat Kohistan Valley, Hindu Kush Range, Northern Pakistan. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition, 20(3), 672-694.
[12] Afzal, S., Qureshi, A., Khan, S., & Razzaq, A. (2024). Advancements in Brain Tumor analysis: Integrating Deep Learning, AI and Bioinformatics for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Classification. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition, 20(4), 543-555.
[13] Khan, S., Anwer, S., Rashid, M., Ahmad, M., & Abbas, N. (2023). An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants used by Southern Communities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, 20(3), 493-507.
[14] Khan, S., Anwer, S., Rashid, M., Iqbal, M., & Ahmad, S. (2023). Palyno-morphological Assessment of Asteraceae Taxa grown in Qarshi Botanical Garden at Qarshi industries (Pvt.) Ltd by using LM and SEM. Pakistan. Journal of Medicinal Plant, 17(5), 137-163.
[15] Jamshed, S., Ullah, A., Khan, R., & Hussain, A. (2018). Describing One Generic and Two New Species Record to the Flora of Pakistan using LM and SEM Methods. Microscopy Research & Technique, 81(5):469-473.
[16] Ahmad, W., Muhammad, K., Hussain, A., Ahmad, H., Kahn, K., Qarshi, I.A., Shinwari, K.I., Nadeem, M.S., Que, Y., Khan, A., & Iqbal, J. (2017). DNA Fingerprinting of Essential Commercialized Medicinal Plants from Pakistan. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 8(9), 2119-2132.
[17] Hussain, A., Ahmad, N., Qarshi, I.A., Rashid, M., Shinwari, Z.K., & Ikram, A.I. (2015). Inhibitory Potential of Nine Mentha Species against Pathogenic Bacterial Strains. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 47(6), 2427-2433.
[18] Hussain, A., Qurshi, I.A., Liaqat, R., Akhtar, S., Aziz, I., Ullah, I., & Shinwari, Z.K. (2014). Antimicrobial Potential of Leaf and Fruit Extracts and Oils of Wild and Cultivated Edible Olive. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 46(4), 1463-1468.
[19] Hussain, A., Qarshi, I. A., Nazir, H., Ullah, I., Rashid, M., & Shinwari, Z.K. (2013). Invitro Callogenesis and Organogenesis in Taxus wallichiana Zucc; The Himalayan Yew. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 45(5), 1755-1759.
[20] Hussain, A., Naz, S., Nazir, H. & Shinwari, Z.K. (2011). Tissue culture of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 43(2), 1069-1078.
[21] Shinwari, Z.K., Khan, I., Naz, S., & Hussain, A. (2009). Assessment of Antibacterial Activity of Three Plants used in Pakistan to Cure Respiratory Diseases. African Journal of Biotechnology, 8(24), 7082-7086.