Sushrutha Institute of Ayurveda Medical Sciences & Research Center

Toxicology & Forensic Medicine

Agada Tantra is one of the Astangas of Ayurveda, dealing with toxicology. With advancement of health sciences, relationship between toxins and health has been scientifically proved. Hence Agada Tantra branch becomes highly relevant in today’s context by providing better options in the management of various toxic conditions. Cumulative toxicity deals with accumulation of poison in the body through everyday consumption of unhealthy food, unprocessed and junk foods. It becomes a mandatory measure to understand it for better approach in management.

Agada Tantra is defined as a section of toxicology that deals with food poisoning, snakebites, dog bites, insect bites, etc. The school of toxicology was founded and expounded upon by Kashyapa, also known as Vriddhakashyapa, a contemporary of Atreya Punarvasu.

Infrastructure

✦︎ Department is well equipped with Museum, Tutorial Hall and Staff room as per NCISM norms.

Museum

✦︎ Departmental museum has self-explaining models, specimens of various poisonous materials and informative and educational charts.
✦︎ Specimens of Plant poisons, Animal Poisons and Mineral poisons are well categorized and displayed separately in display racks along with their information.

Departmental Library

✦︎ Dept. has 50 Textbooks and Reference books.

Teaching Methodologies

✦︎ Departmental faculties are well acquainted with advance teaching technologies including use of Audio-Video aids, modern teaching techniques and innovative ideas to make learning easier and interesting.