Who invented toxicology and why?

Answer 1

2696 BCE

Shen Nung- The Father of Chinese medicine. He was noted for tasting 365 herbs and was said to have died of a toxic overdose.

Answer 2

Philosophers and physicians in ancient Greece, such as Nicander of Colophon and Dioscorides, made early contributions to toxicology by studying poisons and their effects on the human body. Paracelsus, a Swiss physician in the 16th century, is often credited as the founder of modern toxicology for his experimental approach and concept of "the dose makes the poison." Toxicology evolved as a scientific discipline to better understand the effects of chemicals and substances on living organisms.