The author is a practicing Unani medical doctor, currently working as medical officer in the department of NHM Jammu and Kashmir. Besides being a graduate in general science, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Unani Medicine from the University of Kashmir and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in the branch of Ilmul-Advia (Pharmacology) in Unani medicine from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. He has published several research papers in national and international journals.