Dr. Dinesh Kumar
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Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Sr. Scientist
CSIR-Institute of Himalyan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, H.P. India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry from University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India

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Biography

Dr. Dinesh Kumar is currently working as Sr. Scientist at Chemical Technology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India and Post Doctoral Fellow from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia campus, South Africa. Previously he was appointed as Lecturer at Punjab College of Pharmacy, Ferozepur, Punjab (India), Assistant Professor at Rayat Institute of Pharmacy, Railmajra, SBS Nagar Punjab (India).

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Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
100%
Phytochemistry
62%
Pharmacology
90%
Pharmacognostical Studies
75%
Novel Drug Discovery
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
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Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
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Selected Publications

  1. Kumar, D., R. Kumar, B. Singh and P.S. Ahuja, 2015. Reproducible reversed-phase high-performance thin-layer chromatography-based quality-control method for the endangered medicinal plant Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. J. Planar Chromatogr.-Mod. TLC, 28: 256-261.
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  2. Kumar, D., A. Gulati and U. Sharma, 2015. Determination of theanine and catechin in Camellia sinensis (Kangra tea) leaves by HPTLC and NMR techniques. Food Anal. Methods, (In Press). 10.1007/s12161-015-0343-z.
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  3. Dongre, P.R., S.S. Bhujbal and D. Kumar, 2015. Bronchodilatory activity of Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale and Alpinia galanga based herbal formulation (AHF). Oriental Pharm. Exp. Med., 15: 341-346.
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  4. Kumar, D. and Z.A. Bhat, 2014. Apigenin 7-glucoside from Stachys tibetica Vatke and its anxiolytic effect in rats. Phytomedicine, 21: 1010-1014.
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  5. Arya, V., D. Kumar and M. Gautam, 2014. Phytopharmacological review on flowers: Source of inspiration for drug discovery. Biomed. Prev. Nutr., 4: 45-51.
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  6. Kumar, V., Z.A. Bhat and D. Kumar, 2013. Animal models of anxiety: A comprehensive review. J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. Methods, 68: 175-183.
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  7. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar, W.Y. Raja and M.Y. Shah, 2013. Anti-anxiety activity of Stachys tibetica Vatke. Chin. J. Nat. Med., 11: 240-244.
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  8. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar and M.Y. Shah, 2013. Coumarins from Angelica archangelica Linn. and their effects on anxiety-like behavior. Prog. Neuro-Psychopharmacol. Biol. Psychiatry, 40: 180-186.
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  9. Kumar, V., Z.A. Bhat, D. Kumar, N.A. Khan, I.A. Chashoo and M.Y. Shah, 2012. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential of petal extracts of Crocus sativus Cashmerianus. Int. J. Phytopharmacol., 3: 27-31.
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  10. Kumar, V., Z.A. Bhat, D. Kumar, N.A. Khan, I.A. Chashoo and I. Ara, 2012. Gastroprotective effect of leaf extracts of Basella alba var. alba against experimental gastric ulcers in rats. Braz. J. Pharmacogn., 22: 657-662.
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  11. Kumar, V., Z.A. Bhat, D. Kumar, N.A. Khan and I.A. Chashoo, 2012. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential of leaf extracts of Skimmia anquetilia. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 2: 627-630.
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  12. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar, N.A. Khan, I.A. Chashoo, M.I. Zargar and M.Y. Shah, 2012. Effects of Stachys tibetica essential oil in anxiety. Eur. J. Integr. Med., 4: e169-e176.
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  13. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar, M.Y. Shah, N.A. Khan and I.A. Chashoo, 2012. Investigation of chemical composition and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of Stachys tibetica oil by GC-MS and HRBC membrane stabilization. Chem. Natural Compounds, 48: 893-895.
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  14. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar, I.A. Chashoo, N.A. Khan, I. Ara and M.Y. Shah, 2012. Preliminary pharmacognostical and phytochemical evaluation of Stachys tibetica. Int. J. Genuine Traditional Med., 2: 70-76.
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  15. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar and M.Y. Shah, 2012. Flavonoid glycoside from Stachys tibetica Vatke and its effect on anxiety. Proceedings of the National Conference on Drug Innovation: Emerging Trends and Challenges, Februaruy 10-11, 2012, Rayat-Bahra Institute of Pharmacy, Hoshiarpur, India -.
  16. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat and M.Y. Shah, 2012. Effect of successive extracts of Stachys tibetica Vatke (Lamiaceae) in anxiety. Orient. Pharm. Exp. Med., 12: 247-253.
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  17. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat and M.Y. Shah, 2012. Anti-anxiety activity of successive extracts of Angelica archangelica linn. on the elevated T-maze and forced swimming tests in rats. J. Traditional Chin. Med., 32: 423-429.
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  18. Kumar, D., V. Arya, Z.A. Bhat, N.A. Khan and D.N. Pradsad, 2012. The genus Crataegus: Chemical and pharmacological perspectives. Braz. J. Pharmacogn., 22: 1187-1200.
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  19. Kumar, D., V. Arya, R. Kaur, Z.A. Bhat, V.K. Gupta and V. Kumar, 2012. A review of immunomodulators in the Indian traditional health care system. J. Microbiol. Immunol. Infect., 45: 165-184.
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  20. Kumar, D. and Z.A. Bhat, 2012. Anxiolytic activity of aqueous extract of Angelica archangelica Linn. Inventi Rapid: Ethnopharmacol., Vol. 2. .
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  21. Kumar, D. and Z.A. Bhat, 2012. Anti-anxiety activity of methanolic extracts of different parts of Angelica archangelica Linn. J. Traditional Complimentary Med., 2: 235-241.
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  22. Chashoo, I.A., D. Kumar, Z.A. Bhat, N.A. Khan, V. Kumar and J.A. Nowshehri, 2012. Antimicrobial studies of Sambucus wightiana Wall. ex. Wight and Arn. J. Pharm. Res., 5: 2467-2468.
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  23. Sharma, N., G. Agarwal, A.C. Rana, Z.A. Bhat and D. Kumar, 2011. Transdermal drug delivery system: A tool for novel drug delivery system. Int. J. Drug Dev. Res., 3: 70-84.
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  24. Kumar, V., Z.A. Bhat, D. Kumar, P. Bohra and S. Sheela, 2011. In-vitro anti-inflammatory activity of leaf extracts of Basella alba Linn. Var. Alba. Int. J. Drug Dev. Res., 3: 176-179.
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  25. Kumar, V., Z.A. Bhat, D. Kumar, N.A. Khan, I.A. Chashoo and M.Y. Shah, 2011. Pharmacological profile of Crocus sativus: A comprehesive review. Pharmacologyonline, 3: 799-811.
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  26. Kumar, V., Z.A. Bhat, D. Kumar, M.Y. Shah, I.A. Chashoo and N.A. Khan, 2011. Physicochemical and preliminary phytochemical studies on petals of Crocus sativus Cashmerianus. Pharmacogn. J., 3: 46-49.
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  27. Kumar, V., Z.A. Bhat, D. Kumar, I.A. Chashoo and N.A. Khan, 2011. Anti-inflammatory activity of of Basella alba Linn. J. Pharm. Educ. Res., 2: 107-110.
  28. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar, I.A. Chashoo, N.A. Khan and M.Y. Shah, 2011. Pharmacognostical and phytochemical evaluation of Angelica archangelica Linn. Int. J. Drug Dev. Res., 3: 173-188.
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  29. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar and M.Y. Shah, 2011. Nature: Anxiolytics in the lap of nature. WebmedCentral Pharm. Sci., Vol. 2, No. 9. .
  30. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar and M.I. Zargar, 2011. A short review on Artemisia maritima Linn. Int. J. Res. Phytochem. Pharmacol., 1: 201-206.
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  31. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, P. Singh, V. Khatanglakar and S.S. Bhujbal, 2011. Antiasthmatic and antiallergic potential of methanolic extract of leaves of Ailanthus excelsa. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 21: 139-145.
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  32. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, P. Singh, S.S. Bhujbal and R.S. Deoda, 2011. Antihistaminic activity of aqueous extract of stem bark of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. Pharmacogn. Res., 3: 220-224.
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  33. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, I.A. Chashoo, R.S. Deoda, S.C. Mudgade and V. Kumar, 2011. Bronchodilator Activity in Traditional Medicines: Gift of God Kingdom. In: Bronchitis, Martin-Loeches, I. (Ed.). Chapter 10, InTech Publisher, Rijeka, Croatia, ISBN: 978-953-307-889-2, pp: 171-190.
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  34. Kumar, D., V. Kumar and Z.A. Bhat, 2011. The impact of the built environment on public health. Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Geomatics for Good Governance, September 13-14, 2011, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India -.
  35. Kumar, D., S.C. Mudgade, Z.A. Bhat, S.S. Bhujbal and R. Rub, 2011. Anti allergic and anti-inflammatory effects of the fruits of Randia dumetorum Lamk. Orient. Pharm. Exp. Med., 11: 161-167.
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  36. Kumar, D., P.V. Buge, Z.A. Bhat, J.S. Dhumal, Y.S. Katare and S.S. Bhujbal, 2011. Macroscopical and microscopical evaluation of leaves of Clerodendrum inerme Gaertn. Int. J. Biol. Med. Res., 2: 404-408.
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  37. Kumar, D. and Z.A. Bhat, 2011. Isolation and characterization of icosahydropicnic acid from Clerodendrum inermi. Proceedings of the Two Day National Conference on Recent Trends in Biosciences, October 3-4, 2011, India -.
  38. Deoda, R.S., D. Kumar, P.V. Kadam, K.N. Yadav, S.S. Bhujbal and M.J. Patil, 2011. Pharmacognostic and Biological studies of the roots of Rubia cordifolia Linn. (Rubiaceae). Int. J. Drug Dev. Res., 3: 148-158.
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  39. Deoda, R.S., D. Kumar and S.S. Bhujbal, 2011. Gastroprotective effect of Rubia cordifolia Linn. on aspirin plus pylorus-ligated ulcer. Evidence-Based Complementary Altern. Med., 10.1155/2011/541624.
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  40. Bulani, V.D., M.M. Ghaisas, D. Kumar, A.P. Sarda and S.S. Bhamre, 2011. Anti-anaphylactic and mast cell stabilizing effect of Calotropis gigantea extract. Latin Am. J. Pharm., 30: 363-367.
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  41. Bulani, V., K. Biyani, R. Kale, U. Joshi, K. Charhate, D. Kumar and R. Pagor, 2011. Inhibitory effect of Calotropis gigantea extract on Ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation and Arachidonic acid induced inflammation in a murine model of asthma. Int. J. Curr. Biol. Med. Sci., 1: 19-25.
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  42. Bhat, Z.A., D. Kumar and M.Y. Shah, 2011. Angelica archangelica Linn. is an angel on earth for the treatment of diseases. Int. J. Nutr. Pharmacol. Neurol. Dis., 1: 36-50.
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  43. Ahmed, A., W.A. Shah, S. Akbar, M. Younis and D. Kumar, 2011. A short chemical review on Salix caprea commonly known as goat willow. Int. J. Res. Phytochem. Pharmacol., 1: 17-20.
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  44. Ahmad, A., W.A. Shah, S. Akbar, D. Kumar, V. Kumar and M. Younis, 2011. In-vitro anti inflammatory activity of Salix caprea Linn (Goat willow) By HRBC membrane stabilization method. J. Pharm. Res., 44: 1067-1068.
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  45. Pareek, V., M. Singh, Z.A. Bhat, P. Singh, D. Kumar and S. Sheela, 2010. Studies on mucilage of Basella alba Linn. J. Pharm. Res., 3: 1892-1894.
  46. Navneet, N., A. Manisha, R. Sandeep, S. Gaurav, S. Dinesh and K. Reni, 2010. Mucoadhesion based solid dosage form: The next generation. Res. J. Pharmaceut. Dosage Forms Technol., 2: 323-328.
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  47. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, P. Singh, S.S. Bhujbal, S.C. Mudgade and R.S. Deoda, 2010. Antiallergic and anti-inflammatory properties of methanolic extract of stem bark of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. Lat. Am. J. Pharm., 29: 1289-1295.
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  48. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, P. Singh, S.C. Mudgade, V.D. Bulani and S.S. Bhujbal, 2010. Anti-allergic and anticataleptic activity of aqueous extract of leaves of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Res., 1: 45-51.
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  49. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, P. Singh, M.Y. Shah and S.S. Bhujbal, 2010. Macro and microscopical evaluation of trunk bark of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. Pharmacogn. J., 2: 278-284.
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  50. Kumar, D., Z.A. Bhat, P. Singh, M.Y. Shah and S.S. Bhujbal, 2010. Ailanthus excelsa roxb. is really a plant of heaven. Int. J. Pharmacol., 6: 535-550.
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  51. Kumar, D., S.S. Bhujbal, R.S. Deoda and S.C. Mudgade, 2010. Bronchodilator activity of aqueous extract of stem bark of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. Phcog Res., 2: 102-106.
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  52. Kumar, D., S.S. Bhujbal, R.S. Deoda and S.C. Mudgade, 2010. In-vitro and in-vivo Antiasthmatic studies of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. on Guinea Pigs. J. Sci. Res., 2: 196-202.
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  53. Kumar, D., S.S. Bhujbal, P.S. Patil and P.V. Buge, 2010. In vitro and in vivo activities of stem bark of methanolic extract of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. In the management of asthma. Int. J. Pharmacol., 6: 284-289.
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  54. Khan, N.A., D. Kumar, Z.A. Bhat, V. Kumar, N. Nagpal and S.S. Bhujbal, 2010. In vitro H1-receptor antagonist activity of methanolic extract of tuber of Stephania glabra. Bangladesh J. Pharmacol., 5: 89-91.
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  55. Bhujbal, S.S., R.K. Nanda, R.S. Deoda, D. Kumar, S.M. Kewatkar, L.S. More and M.J. Patil, 2010. Structure elucidation of a newly isolated saponin from Clerodendrum serratum (L) Moon. Orient. Pharm. Exp. Med., 10: 319-321.
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  56. Bhujbal, S.S., D. Kumar, R.S. Deoda, S.M. Kewatkar and M.J. Patil, 2010. In-vitro and in-vivo antiasthmatic studies of Clerodendrum serratum Linn. in guinea pigs. Int. J. Pharm. Res. Develop., 2: 1-6.
  57. Bhujbal, S., R.K. Nanda, R. Deoda, D. Kumar, S.M. Kewatkar, L.S. More and M.J. Patil, 2010. Structure elucidation of a flavonoid glycoside from the roots of Clerodendrum serratum (L) Moon. Braz. J. Pharmacogn., 20: 1001-1002.
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  58. Bhat, Z.A., M. Ali, S.H. Ansari, D. Kumar, N.A. Khan, P. Singh and I.A. Chashoo, 2010. Two disaccharides namely glucopyranosyl-O-(1→4) fructofuranoside (sucrose) and glucopyranosyl-O-(1→4) glucopyranoside (maltose) from Aralia cachemirica Decne. Int. J. Biol. Med. Res., 1: 295-297.
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  59. Kumar, D., D.N. Prasad, J. Parkash, S.P. Bhatnagar and D. Kumar, 2009. Antiasthmatic activity of ethanolic extract of Aerva lanata Linn. Pharmacologyonline, 2: 1075-1081.
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  60. Bhujbal, S.S., S.M. Kewatkar, D. Kumar, S.C. Mudgade and M.J. Patil, 2009. In vivo and in vitro antiasthmatic studies of Clerodendrum serratum Linn. Pharmacologyonline, 2: 745-752.
  61. Bhujbal, S.S., D. Kumar, R.S. Deoda, T.K. Deore and M.J. Patil, 2009. Antiasthmatic activity of roots of Hemidesmus indicus R. Br. Pharmacologyonline, 1: 209-216.