Department Of Agadtantra
Introduction
The department deals with Toxicology, forensic medicine and medical jurisprudence. Subject deals with various natural and artificial toxic substances and poisons along with their antidotes, signs and symptoms and legal aspects of medical ethics and standards.
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.
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.
Objectives
- To bring law and medicine together for preparing medical students for their medical, legal and social duties in medical profession.
- To give sufficient knowledge to handle the cases of poisoning.
- To create a “first contact physician” who is aware of medical ethics, duties and various acts governing medical practice.
- To produce a doctor who is well informed about medico-legal responsibilities during the practice of medicine.
- To provide the services of judicial medical officer, forensic pathology and clinical forensic medicine.
- To make the Ayurved graduates capable of making observation and inferring conclusion by logical deductions to set inquiries on the right track in criminal manners and associated medico-legal problems.
- To create interest in research related to toxicology and various medico legal problems.
Departmental Information
The department has Academic section and Museum which are spread over a spacious area. It has models, weapons, informative and educational charts. as per MSR. The department is well equipped with following teaching/learning resources:
- Books in Dept. library: 105
- Models- 21
- Specimens-65
- Charts - 45
Faculty makes maximum use of new technology to teach the students.
Departmental faculties are well skilled with advance teaching technologies including use of modern teaching techniques and innovative ideas to make learning easier and interesting.
Departmental Features
Department is well equipped with Museum, Tutorial Hall, Staff room as per CCIM norms. Departmental museum has 56 specimens of various poisons and 21 informative and educational charts. Specimens of Plant poisons and Mineral poisons are well categorized and displayed separately in display racks along with their information.
