NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -The origin of toxicology in India can be traced to the Vedic period. The earliest mention of poisons is found in the Atharva Veda. Remedies for many ailments, including poisoning were discussed in this text. Another major work in this field was the Agnivesa Charaka Samhita.

Detailed explanation-2: -Orfila is considered the father of modern toxicology. Using laboratory experiments, clinical data, and sometimes post-mortem examination, he developed a reliable and systematic method to detect poisonous substances in the human body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mathieu Orfila is also considered the modern father of toxicology, having given the subject its first formal treatment in 1813 in his Traité des poisons, also called Toxicologie générale. In 1850, Jean Stas became the first person to successfully isolate plant poisons from human tissue.