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Charcoal and its many uses

Charcoal's properties have been put to use over many centuries. Medical literature on the benefits of charcoal abounds if one searches for it.

In the early 1940's Merck, the pharmaceutical company stated - "This activated charcoal has antiseptic adsorptive effect, binding bacteria, bacterial toxins, and tissue degradation products. In this context it should be noted that injuries sustained in coal mines … are best guaranteed to heal smoothly. The activated charcoal transfers oxygen to the wound surface and affords a considerable degree of protection against the proliferation of anaerobes (gas gangrene). ---"Animal charcoal granules for treating wounds in times of war and peace."

While the above passage is referring to the external application of charcoal for treating wounds, Merck acknowledged charcoal's effectiveness when taken internally. At one time they promoted their brand of charcoal heavily. They stated: "Charcoal was said to have good prospects in poisoning caused by fungi, meats and preserves and even botulism."

Charcoal has the power to adsorb!

We have Carl Wilhelm Schelle (1742-1786) to thank for the discovery that charcoal has the ability to adsorb gases. This is a very important part of you understanding charcoal's role.

Charcoal exerts its influence by using its power of adsorption. ADSORB is a very important word here. Do not get confused with the word absorption. Adsorption and absorption have different meanings.

Adsorption is a process by which atoms and molecules move from a bulk phase (such as a solid, liquid, or gas) onto a solid or liquid surface. Too technical for you! Let's simplify it. When a material adsorbs something - it attaches to itself - by chemical attraction.

Another simple way to describe the process of adsorption is the way water passes into a sponge. A sponge and water are completely opposite. One dry one wet. Place a sponge into a bowl of water. The sponge, light and seemingly insignificant has tremendous pulling power. It quickly soaks up the water and retains it until squeezed out. Charcoal is a sort of 'live electrical sponge.' The electrical charge or energy in charcoal actually adsorbs living and nonliving substances, which have the opposite electrical charge.

Now you can see why this may be worth considering for stomach upsets and poisoning. Professor Tourey knew the power of charcoal in relation to his stomach

It is said that in the 1830's this French pharmacist, swallowed several times the lethal dose of strychnine, together with 15 grams of charcoal as witnessed by his medical colleagues. He strongly believed charcoal had wonderful qualities and was determined to prove its adsorption properties. Touery remained unaffected by this heroic experiment.

Exactly what is charcoal?

Charcoal is a fine, black, dust like powder. You can't smell it - it is odorless, and is bland tasting. It is produced by the addition of acid and steam to carbonaceous materials such as wood, coal, rye starch, and coconut shells. The interesting thing about Charcoal is that it has a very fine particle size. This may not mean very much to you but it's important for this particle size increases the overall surface area and adsorptive capacity of the charcoal. In simple terms, it means it can spread itself out over a very wide area.

It has been said that one standard 50-gram dose of activated charcoal has the surface area of 10 football fields.

Charcoal saves lives

Have you ever seen pictures of World War I gas masks? Most of us have seen these strange, alien looking objects in old movies. They were put into use by the US Army to protect the soldiers from chlorine gas for it was absolutely fatal. It traveled so quietly that the soldiers had only eighteen-to-twenty seconds into which to adjust their helmets or they died a horrible death. People living in the 1940's can testify to the effects on the men chronically injured with this gas. Charcoal was used in the masks to help adsorb the poisonous gas. It helped save endless lives.

Today, charcoal is used in hospitals and poison control centers for poisoning. It can help save your life if you ingest poisons, chemicals or eat poisoned food if you act quickly. (If you are ever poisoned always call your doctor or poisons control center first.)

Charcoal is effectively used for the following:

Charcoal has many other uses. It has been used for thousands of years for manufacturing, commercial and medicinal use. From early times different civilizations speak of its use in ancient texts. It has a wide variety of capabilities and is said to help the following:

Charcoal is effectively used for the following:

Charcoal has many other uses. It has been used for thousands of years for manufacturing, commercial and medicinal use. From early times different civilizations speak of its use in ancient texts. It has a wide variety of capabilities and can help in many ways.

• Digestive disturbances
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Poisons from most drugs and chemicals
• Treatment of wounds, bruises, and ulcers
• Food poisoning
• Bad breath
• Body odor
• Peptic ulcers
• Snake and spider bites
• Flu symptoms
• Beauty aids
• Water purification
• Adsorbing odors in the house
• Household uses
• Pets
• Gardens

No household should be without Charcoal - emergencies happen!

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