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Dr Alok Nahata did his postgraduation in Pharmacognosy and Natural Products from Doctor Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar (MP), India. He worked on the memory enhancing and anxiolytic activity of Shankhpushpi. Phytochemical and pharmacological investigations on all the different varieties of Shankhpushpi was done. Dr Alok also worked on the effect of herbals on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), androgenetic alopecia & prostate cancer in his doctoral studies from the same institute. Successful phytochemical investigations led to the isolation of markers from the tested plants and new leads in the prevention and treatment of BPH and prostate cancer were developed. Dr. Nahata is now actively involved in Plant tissue culture studies involving fermentation and yield enhancement strategies of phytopharmaceuticals. His research areas also include phytochemical and pharmacological investigations on medicinal mushrooms and neutraceuticals.
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