Dr Deepak Acharya+91 982 4050784;
PhD (Plant Sciences), Post Doctorate (Ethnobotany)
Research/ Work Experience: 16 Years
He is the Director- Research & Development at Abhumka Herbal Pvt Ltd in Ahmedabad, India. He has been documenting ethnobotanical knowledge of tribals of Central and Western India for more than 15 years. Dr Acharya has written as many as 3500 articles (scientific and popular) for various journals, magazines, print media and online newsletters. His company validates herbal practices of healers from remote pockets in India and converts into finished products. He is a Feature Writer/ Member- Editorial Board for many magazines.
Only Indian to be featured in cover story of Weekend Edition of Wall Street Journal Asia (Story entitled “Modern Medicine? New life for old cures” published on May 12th, 2006, by WSJ Staff Reporter: Kevin Voigt).
Member
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)- Biotechnology for Food & Agriculture Sectional Committee- FAD23
Mirror Committee Member- BIS- ISI (Food and Microbiology)
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Books-04
Indigenous Herbal Medicines: Tribal Formulations and Traditional Herbal Practices ,Aavishkar Publication- Jaipur, India. (ISBN: 9788179102527)
Ethnomedicinal Plants: Revitalizing of Traditional Knowledge of Herbs. CRC Press-USA. (ISBN: 9781578086962)
Ethnomedicinal Plants of Gujarat State . Forest Department- Gujarat, India. (ISBN: 8190311484)
Adivasiyon ki Aushadhiy Virasat ( आदिवासियों की औषधीय विरासत ) , Aavishkar Publishers Distributors, Jaipur, India. (ISBN: 9788171327065).
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Articles/ Publications (3400+)
Articles Published in Scientific Journals- International- 39; National- 22
Popular Articles in Magazines and Print Media (International & National)- 800+
Online Articles- 2500+
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Dr Deepak Acharya
Director
Abhumka Herbal Pvt Ltd
502, 5th Floor, Shreeji Chambers
B/h Cargo Motors, CG Road
Ahmedabad- 380 006
Gujarat, India
+91 982 4050784;
Email: deepak@abhumka.com
Web: www.patalkot.com
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