Para-clinical department
Agada Tantra
Toxicology & Forensic Medicine
About the department
Department of Agada Tantra
Agada Tantra (Visha Vijnana), one of the eight branches of Ayurveda, deals with identifying poisonous substances of plant, mineral and animal origin, adulterants and food poisons, their effects on the body, their treatment, and the practitioner's role in cases of poisoning.
Vyavahara Ayurveda covers identification, causes of death and their medico-legal aspects, and the duties of a practitioner in medico-legal cases and in court. Vidhi Vaidyaka covers medical jurisprudence, ethics, negligence, practitioners' rights and the bodies that govern the profession.
Court visits and Regional Forensic Laboratory visits are conducted as part of the UG curriculum. The department also leads awareness programmes such as World No Tobacco Day.
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