Agadtantra

Introduction

The department deals with Toxicology, forensic medicine and medical jurisprudence.

Agadtantra is one of the eight branches of ayurveda. It deals with properties, effects and management of poison of animate & inanimate origin. There is in detail study of agadas i.e. vishavirodhi dravya or vishavirodhikalpa which are used since human history itself. It also deals with the laws related to poisons.

Facilities in the Department