Mohsin Clinic - Natural & Herbal Specialists, Leicester

Practitioners

Muhammed Salim

Qualifications: M.D. (M.A.) M.H. F.G.N.I. D.O.

Current Responsibilities:

Private practice in TIBB – Eastern Medicine and Alternative Medicine (since 1978), at Mohsin Herbal Clinic, Leicester, UK.
Founder/Director of The Mohsin Institute, devoted to practice, research and education in Tibb - Eastern Medicine and Alternative Medicine and, (since 1990).
Course director of the Diploma in Tibb -Eastern Herbal Medicine.
Course leader of the Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy (Nafsiyat).
Director of The Tibbi Naturopathic Medical Foundation, A registered charity, set up to promote traditional Asian medicines, (since 1990).

Professional Memberships:
Current

Founder, member and Fellow of the Guild of Naturopathic Iridologists International, London UK (since 1997).
Eastern Medicine (TIBB) Practitioners Association (since 1996: founder member, President).
British Herbal Medicine Association (since 1980).
Pakistan Tibbi Association (since 1985).
Ethics Committee member, Guild of Naturopathic Iridologists International (Since 1997).
International Advisory Board Member, Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine, New Delhi, India.
Visiting Lecturer, Westminster University, London, UK.
Team member of the Wholistic Health Team, Wholistic Research Company.

Past

Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners (since 1998: founder member).
The General Councils Register of Consultant Herbalists (from 1978 - 1989).
The Osteopathic & Naturopathic Guild (from 1989 - 1991).
The Guild of Osteopaths, London (from 1991 - 1998).
British Osteopathic Association (from 1998 - 2000).
British Register of Iridologists (from 1986 - 1990).

Summary of Qualifications:

1978 Diploma in Herbal medicine
1986 Diploma in Iridology
1989 Diploma in Osteopathy
1990 Master Herbalist Diploma
1991 Doctor of Medicine (Medicina Alternativa)

Publications:

Articles

Cross Cultural Counselling, Values Ethnic Minorities. Journal of British Association of Counselling, Rugby, England.
Tibb, A Whole Person Medicine. International Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, London, October 1991.
Integrating Eastern and Western Herbal Medicine, The Modern Phytotherapist.

Book

Islamic Medicine, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1986 & 2007.

Interviews

Resurgence undercurrents magazine, July-August 1986 Issue No. 117.
Q-News, August 1998.
BBC Television interview on ’40 Minutes’. Titled documentary: ’Keep taking the rose petals’.
A section of his work was featured in the Daily mail, September 30th 1995.
Lifespan section of the Leicester Mercury, August 11th 1997.
His work has been on display at Science Museum, London, U.K, since 2005.

Citation

Principles of Fasting, Leon Chaitow, Published by Thorsons.

Professional Experience

Clinical Tutor, British School of Iridology, Cambridge (from 1986 - 1990).
Delegate/Presenter at 1st International seminar on Unani medicine, New Delhi, India, 13th - 15th February 1987.
Speaker at National Oncology Social Workers conference, Leicester, UK, May 1991.
Delegate at the National Workshop on 'Standardisation and use of Traditional Medicine', organised by the National Institute of Health, Islamabad in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, 27th -28th December 1995.
Delegate at 14th Session on scientific and technological co-operation between the government of the Peoples Republic of China and the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: - Research on Indigenous Medicinal plants, at Islamabad, Pakistan, 25th May 1998.
Presented a paper on ‘Integrating the iris and Oriental Herbal Medicine’’, the Annual International Symposium of Integrated Iris Analysis, London 1998.
Representative for Islamic Medicine at the ‘East meets West’ exhibition at the Science Museum in London, 21st January - 27th June 1999.
Speaker at IASTAM conference organised by The Wellcome Trust, November 1999.
Facilitator, ‘Healing the Self’ at the 6th International Iridology Symposium in London, November 2002.
Lecture on ‘Black & Brown Irides’ at the 6th International Iridology Symposium in London, November 2002.
Tutor at the ‘Energetic and Constitutions – a common heritage of herbal medicine’ workshop organised by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, Saturday 13th September 2003.
Speaker at 'Closed Doors to Open Minds' conference on Mental Health organised by the Afiya Trust, London, 15th -16th September 2003.
Speaker at 'Muslim Health Day', Welsh assembly, Cardiff, 16th December 2003.
Speaker at ‘In Good Spirit' conference, organised by the NHS - Bradford, Feb 2004.
Delegate/Speaker at the International Conference on Unani Medicine, New Delhi, India, 11th - 13th January 2005.
Tutor at the ‘Practical Skills in Yunani Herbal Medicine’ workshop organised by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, March 5th & 6th 2005 at the National Botanical Gardens, Birmingham University.

Influences:

I have been influenced by a number of individuals in my development as a therapist:

Late Dr Shabir Hussain, a scholar and physician of Eastern Medicine, initially inspired me to study Eastern Medicine.

David Chapman, an excellent teacher and practitioner of Osteopathy, Herbal Medicine, Hypnosis and Iridology, was my first clinical teacher. He introduced me to the wonderful world of Iridology and Hypnosis.

Farida Sharan and late Dr. Bernard Jensen, for their guidance and teaching in Iridology and Nutrition.

Late Hakim Mohammad Saeed, of Hamdard Foundation, Pakistan, from whom I learnt how to serve others.

Late Hakim Riaz Qershi, for his abundant generosity.

Late Hakim Nabi Khan Jamal Savoda, for his confidence and authority to practice Eastern Medicine.

Hakim Haroon Azam Niyazi, Dr Mir Ajab Khan, and Dr. Islam ul-Haq Sheikh for their continuing support towards learning, development and promotion of Eastern Medicine.