Postmortem Examination (Ashumritakpariksha) in Ancient Era w.s.r to Kautilya Arthashastra
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
KautilyaArthashastra is a monumental work written by Kautilya in 400 B.C .Wide range of subjects is covered in this treatise. We get many references about Ayurveda.It has description of many Ayurvedic herbs, metals, herbomineral preparations and poisonous substances (toxicology) & also deals with medicolegal autopsy which is the part of Vidhivaidyak(Medical jurisprudence). In this treatise, in‘Ashumritakpariksha’ medicolegal aspect of death is described in detail. The main aim of this article is to highlight the medicolegal aspect of death.
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Sharda More (Pol), Hemant Pol
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