Sushma Sharma – författare

Life is beautifully messy. Come, walk with me in mudis an invitation to embrace imperfection and rediscover joy. Through poeticreflections, Sushma Sharma explores trust, vulnerability, and the courage tolive authentically. Step into the mud, you may uncover wholeness, connection,and the freedom to truly be." Dr. Mosongo Moukwa, President, Hathaway AdvancedMaterials Inc.

This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and knowledge systems, healing in ancient scriptures, concept of sacredness and faith healing, food as medicament, presumptions about disease, ethno-botanical aspects of medicinal plants, collection and processing of herbs, traditional therapeutic procedures, indigenous Materia medica, etc. The book also discusses the diverse therapeutic procedures followed by Himalayan healers and their significance in the socio-cultural life of Himalayan societies.The World Health Organization defines traditional medicine as wisdom, skills, and practices based on theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness and maintenance of health. In some Asian and African countries, 80% of the population depends on traditional medicine for primary health care. However, the knowledge of these conventional healing techniques and traditions associated with conveying this knowledge are slowly disappearing. The authors highlight the importance of safeguarding this indigenous knowledge in the cultural milieu of the Himachal Himalayas.This book will be an important resource for researchers in medical anthropology, biology, ethno-biology, ecology, community health, health behavior, psychotherapy, and Himalayan studies.

This book, a part of the Fungal Biology book series, explores the complex molecular mechanisms involved in host–fungal interactions, focusing on how plants defend themselves against fungal pathogens. It covers the two main layers of plant immunity: Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI), which responds to general microbial patterns, and Effector-Triggered Immunity (ETI), which detects specific pathogen signals. These systems help plants recognize harmful invaders and activate powerful defense responses.The chapters provide an in-depth look at topics such as microbial elicitors, resistance proteins, biochemical resistance models, fungal infection processes, and molecular tools like gene silencing and proteomics. It also discusses the structure and function of fungal pathogens, plant immune signaling pathways, and modern techniques for studying plant–fungus interactions, including mass spectrometry and herbarium-based molecular tracking.This book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals in plant pathology, microbiology, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences.