Clinical Practice
The Person Is Treated, Not the Disease
21 September 2026 · 6 min read
An introduction to Hakim M Khalid Mehmood's practice, its family heritage, its treatment modalities and its consultation locations.
The practice begins with a principle: the person is treated, not the disease. The question is not only what the problem is, but why it is present.
Hakim M Khalid Mehmood has practised Complementary and Alternative Medicine for 21 years. He belongs to a family of herbal physicians that has served humanity for generations. Shifa Khana Giza Say Ilaj, the Center for Treatment with Diet, was established in the 1960s by his father, Hakim Muhammad Sharif Dunyapuri, a prominent expert in alternative medicine.
Hakim Muhammad Sharif Dunyapuri wrote 16 books and numerous articles on different conditions and their treatment with herbs and diet therapy. He also established free medical camps in different cities of Pakistan, and his students practise herbal medicine around the world.
Following his father's path, Hakim M Khalid Mehmood offers health advice to patients with compassionate care addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of wellbeing. His experience includes dermatology, gynaecology, headaches and migraines, digestive and gastrointestinal disorders, urinary tract complaints, reduced immune function, hormonal imbalance, neurological disorders and reproductive disorders.
The practice uses nutritional counselling, herbs and diet therapy. The aim is adjunct family care that helps patients improve overall health, vitality and wellbeing while their particular complaints are considered.
In Multan, consultations are held at Shifa Khana Giza Say Ilaj, the Center for Treatment with Diet, at 80-C Shah Rukn-e-Alam Colony. The source gives 061-4552644 for appointments, 0333-6103154 for the health advice helpline, and shifakhana@gmail.com for email.
The source also records visiting arrangements in Karachi from the 8th to the 15th of each month at Dar-ul-Shifa, Qari Muhammad Habibullah Owaisi, 31/A Block C, Gulshan Jamal. It lists 021-34577779 and 021-34596161 for appointments and the same health advice helpline.
In Lahore, the practice is listed at Noori Free Health Clinic, Noori Masjid opposite the railway station, on the first Friday of each month. The appointment number given is 042-36366385, with the same health advice helpline.
Before treatment, patients are asked to avoid a large meal and to provide information about current medicines at the initial consultation. The source invites patients to discuss their questions fully during care.