Historical evidences on medicolegal autopsy and toxicological descriptions in Kautilya's Arthaśăstra.

Kautilya's Arthaśăstra deals mainly the art of government, duties of Kings, ministers, officials and methods of diplomacy. It also deals with branches of internal and foreign policies, civil, military, commercial, fiscal, judicial etc. By name and popularity of the book, scholars believe this as seed of political science and Economics. Surprisingly, it also has the descriptions of many Ayurvĕda herbs, metals, herbomineral preparations and poisonous substances. This book also deals with medico legal autopsy and Toxicology. The main aim of this article is to highlight the descriptions of forensic medicines and toxicology.

Bhişaksudhărnavam--an unexplored precious Andhrasampradăya Ayurvĕda Grantha.

In India many Ayurvĕdic books were written in regional languages like Telugu, Bengali, Orissa, Gujarati etc. Though some of them are very useful, due to lack of maintenance and improper protection many of them became extinct and some of them are on the verge of extinction. Bhişaksudhărnavam is one among such books, which is on the verge of extinction, details of which are presented here.