Dr. M Faraz Khan

PhD

Dr. M Faraz Khan

PhD

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About Me

With a PhD Botany degree; specialized in Medical ethnobotany, I work on medicinal plants with a particular focus on plants with Quorum sensing inhibitory activities. we do specialize in bioassays and fractionation of plant extracts to dig up chemical basis of bio-activities. Use of HPLC, LCMS and NMR is our way forward for identification and isolation of bio-active compounds. Wild edible plants (WEPs), Ethnoecology, Medicinal plants and use of GIS in mapping of floristic diversity are other areas of interest

Degree Major University Start Date End Date
PhD Botany PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi October 2014 September 2019
MPhil Botany University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Muzaffarabad November 2009 March 2012
MSc Botany University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Muzaffarabad January 2007 March 2009
Designation Organization Duration
lecturer Univeristy of poonch Rawalakot March 2017 - November 2024
Title Description Sponsoring Agency Amount Year
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Description Year Journal Name Impact Factor
Ansar Mehmood, Sonia Javid, Muhammad Faraz Khan, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Amna Mustafa In vitro total phenolics, total flavonoids, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of selected medicinal plants using different solvent systems different solvent systems (aqueous, ethanol, and methanol) used for extraction on total phenolics, total flavonoids, antioxidant, and antibacterial activity of three medicinal plants of Azad Kashmir (Achillea millefolium, Bergenia ciliata, and Aloe vera).
DOI : 10.1186/s13065-022-00858-2
2022
Huaqiao Tang, Suqi Hao, Muhammad Faraz Khan, Ling Zhao, Fei Shi, Yinglun Li, Hongrui Guo, Yuanfeng Zou, Cheng Lv, Jie Luo, Ze Zeng, Qiang Wu, Gang Ye Epigallocatechin-3-gallate ameliorates acute lung damage by inhibiting quorum-sensing-related virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) can inhibit the production of quorum sensing (QS)-regulated virulence factors in vitro
DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2022.874354
2022
Rahmat Wali, Muhammad Faraz Khan, Ansar Mahmood, Majid Mahmood, Rahmatullah Qureshi, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Zia-ur-Rehman Mashwani Ethnomedicinal appraisal of plants used for the treatment of gastrointestinal complaints by tribal communities living in Diamir district, Western Himalayas, Pakistan
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0269445
2022
Suqi Hao, Dan Yang, Ling Zhao, Fei Shi, Gang Ye, Hualin Fu, Juchun Lin, Hongrui Guo, Ran He, Jianlong Li, Hongwei Chen, Muhammad Faraz Khan, Yinglun Li, Huaqiao Tang EGCG-Mediated Potential Inhibition of Biofilm Development and Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa he present study has evaluated the anti-QS and anti-infective activity of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a bioactive ingredient of the traditional green tea, against P. aeruginosa
DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2022.874354
2021
Muhammad Faraz Khan, Zia-ur-Rahman Mashwani, Ansar Mehmood, Rehmatullah Qureshi, Rizwan Sarwar, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Cassandra L Quave An ethnopharmacological survey and comparative analysis of plants from the Sudhnoti District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan This is the first comprehensive report on the traditional and novel uses of medicinal plants practiced by the indigenous communities of the Sudhnoti district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan
DOI : 10.1515/gps-2020-0047
2021
Muhammad Faraz Khan, Majid Mahmood, Muhammad Naseem Hasrat, Bilal Javed, Ozan Javed Perception, preparedness and response of health care personals towards COVID-19 pandemic in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan: A cross sectional interview based study
DOI : oi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100783
2021
Tahir Zaman, Muhammad Irshad, Muhammd Faraz Khan, Ansar Mehmood, Imtiaz Hussain, Majid Mahmood In vitro pharmacological evaluation of Galium elegans: phytochemical, antioxidant, biofilm inhibition and cytotoxicity potential
DOI : 10.31925/farmacia.2021.6.21
2021
Majid Mahmood, Noor-Ul-Ain Ilyas, Muhammad Faraz Khan, Muhammad Naseem Hasrat, Nicholas Richwagen Transmission frequency of COVID-19 through pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in AJK: a report of 201 cases
DOI : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-021-01609-w
2021
Abid Hussain, Ansar Mehmood, Ghulam Murtaza, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Aneela Ulfat, Muhammad Faraz Khan, Tariq Saif Ullah Environmentally benevolent synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using Olea ferruginea Royle for antibacterial and antioxidant activities These biosynthesized Ag-NPs showed profound antibacterial activity against Gram-negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive (Streptococcus pneumonia and Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria
DOI : 10.1515/gps-2020-0047
2020
Syed Mubashar Sabir, Syed Rizwan Abbas, Shabnam Shahida, Muhammad Faraz Khan In-Vitro antioxidant, anti-lipid peroxidative activities and In-Silico study of Terminalia chebula bioactive compounds analysis of Terminalia chebula Retzius (Combretaceae) phenolics showed anti-inflammatory effect.
DOI : 10.1186/s40816-020-00233-5
2020
Muhammad Faraz Khan, Huaqiao Tang, James T Lyles, Rozenn Pineau, Zia-Ur-Rahman Mashwani, Cassandra L Quave Antibacterial properties of medicinal plants from Pakistan against multidrug-resistant ESKAPE pathogens Plant xtracts were assessed for growth inhibitory activity against ESKAPE pathogens and biofilm and quorum sensing activity was assessed in Staphylococcus aureus.
DOI : 10.3389/fphar.2018.00815
2018
Muhammad Asif Tahir, Rizwan Sarwar, Sajid Safeer, Imran Hamza, Muhammad Faraz Khan Anatomical variations in stomatal attributes of selected species of family Asteraceae
DOI : 10.26814/cps2017002
2017