Bioherb - About Us

Bio-Herb Remedies is a BC registered Canadian company. Our main activity is research, development and formulation of herbal medicine. Since 1994 we have invented, developed and formulated many natural products for the treatment of various human diseases that have saved many lives and made a difference in peoples lives in many countries around the world.

Main scientists behind the research and formulations of Bio-Herb Remedies and Micro Herb products:


Dr. Rashbinder Hashimi B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D. in Microbiology is a Research Scientist, founder and owner of Bio-Herb Remedies, Canada. Dr. Hashimi’s main training is in Microbiology with emphasis on the role of microorganisms in cases of unexplained infertility in human females (http://hdl.handle.net/10603/79284). Her work has been published and referenced by other researchers: Grewal, R.K., Prabha, V., Malhotra, S.K., Gupta, K.G. (2007). J. Obstet Gynecol India Vol. 57, No.5: 426-430.

Since 1994, Dr. Hashimi joined Dr. Toora and diverted their research into natural medicine. They formulated many natural products for the treatment of liver diseases, heart failure, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and pain, obesity and skin diseases acne eczema, psoriasis, cold sores, bacterial and fungal infections). Their products are all natural with clinically proven efficacy.


Dr. Syed Toora B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D. is a Microbiologist and Research Scientist as well as founder and owner of Micro Herb. Dr. Toora’s main training is in Applied Bacteriology with emphasis on Yersinia enterocolitica and Listeria monocytogenes.


Dr. Toora has published many research papers in European and American Scientific Journals and has been a member of the American Society for Microbiology (1993-2002).


Some of Dr. Toora's outstanding research work:

  • 1992   Developed a procedure to resuscitate injured cells of Listeria monocytogenes. Published in Applied And Environmental Microbiology (USA).

    • This research project was undertaken to improve the recovery of damaged Listeria cells from ready to eat sea food samples. In Dr. Toora’s opinion, the FDA’s procedure for Listeria isolation was inadequate for the recovery of injured cells and was thought to be the main reason for false negative results. This was causing huge revenue losses for Canadian fishery industries. After this paper was published, modifications similar to Dr. Toora’s recommendation have been made to the protocols specified by the American FDA and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for isolation of damaged Listeria monocytogenes cells (Source, pages 5-6). Dr. Toora’s new procedure immensely benefited Canadian fishery industries.

  • 1994   Developed a two step procedure for isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica. Published in Food Microbiology (Holland). Funded by the National Research Council of Canada IRAP Program.

  • 1995   Developed growth media and assay for Yersinia enterocolitica (U.S. Patent # 5447849, Sep. 5, 1995; Canadian Patent # CA 2131762). Funded by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

  • 1995   Formulated a herbal gargle solution for the treatment of Strep-A sore throat and clinically proven to cure Strep-A sore throat (Reported in The Guardian Newspaper, P.E.I. Canada, page 1, Nov. 23, 1995).

  • 1995   Developed a rapid identification method for suspected isolates of Y. enterocolitica using a protein (bacteriocin) as specific marker. Published in Letters in Applied Microbiology (UK).

  • 1995   Discovered a crude plant extract with a wide range of anti-microbial activity against Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep-A), Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans (Reported in The Guardian Newspaper, P.E.I. Canada, page 1, Nov. 23, 1995).

  • 1996-1997   Formulated natural herbal creams for the treatment of Acne, Cold sore, Eczema, Psoriasis and Skin Infections (Reported in The Guardian Newspaper, P.E.I. Canada, page 1, March 21, 1997).

  • 1999   Invented a topical skin cream for the treatment of Mosquito bite (Reported in The Guardian Newspaper, P.E.I., Canada, June 15, 1999).

Dr. Toora’s research papers published in International Journals:

Toora, S. (1995).   Inactivation of pathogenic serogroups of Yersinia enterocolitica by Chlorine. Journal of Food Protection 58, 1383-1385.


Toora, S. (1995).   Application of Yersinia kristensenii bacteriocin as a specific marker for the rapid identification of suspected isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 20, 171-174.


Toora, S. (1995).   Partial purification and characterization of bacteriocin from Yersinia kristensenii. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 78, 224-228.


Toora, S.; Budu-Amoako, E.; Ablett, R.F. and Smith, J. (1994).   Inhibition and inactivation of pathogenic serogroups of Yersinia enterocolitica by a bacteriocin produced by Yersinia kristensenii. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 19, 40-43.


Toora, S.; Budu-Amoako, E.; Ablett, R.F. and Smith, J. (1994).   Evaluation of different antimicrobial agents used as selective supplements for isolation and recovery of Yersinia enterocolitica. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 77, 67-72.


Toora, S.; Budu-Amoako, E.; Ablett, R.F. and Smith, J. (1994).   Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica from ready-to-eat foods and pork by a simple two step procedure. Food Microbiology, 11, 369-374.


Budu-Amoako, E.; *Toora, S.; Ablett, R.F. and Smith, J. (1993).   Competitiveness of Listeria monocytogenes and Yersinia enterocolitica in milk. Journal of Food Protection , 56, 528-532.


Toora, S.; E. Budu-Amoako; Ablett, R.F. and Smith, J. (1992).   Effect of high temperature, short time pasteurization, freezing and thawing and constant freezing on the survival of Yersinia enterocolitica in milk. Journal of Food Protection, 55, 803-805.


Budu-Amoako, E.; *Toora, S.; Ablett, R.F. and Smith, J. (1992).   Evaluation of the Ability of Primary Selective Enrichment to Resuscitate Heat Injured, Freeze Injured and Inactivated Listeria monocytogenes cells. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 55, 3177-3179.


Budu-Amoako, E.; *Toora, S.; Walton, C.; Ablett, R.F. and Smith, J. (1992).   Thermal Death Times for Listeria monocytogenes in Lobster Meat. Journal of Food Protection, 55, 211-213.


Toora, S.; Singh, G.; (1990).   Factors Affecting Production and Activity of Phospholipase-C by Y. enterocolitica. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 69, 113-118.


Toora, S.; Singh, G.; Tewari, R.P.; Singh, G. (1989).   Drug Resistance and Lecithinase Activity of Y. entercolitica Isolated from Buffalo Milk. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 19, 167-171.


Toora, S.; Singh, G.; Dhar, S.; Singh, A.D.; Tewari, R.P. and Singh, G. (1989).   Partial Purification and Characterization of Phospholipase-C from Yersinia enterocolitica. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 66, 303-309.


Toora, S.; Singh, A.D.; Tewari, R.P. and Singh, G. (1989).   Production of Bacteriocin by Isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica from Raw Milk. Folia Microbiologica, 34, 151-156.


Dr. Toora’s other informative review articles: