For many centuries, people used various substances that were able to cleanse the body of toxins and poisons. Such funds are very popular in the modern world. One of them is activated carbon, which takes its place of honor in any home medicine cabinet. The possibilities of these black tablets are very, very great. They are made using special processing from natural raw materials. In its composition, this tool contains amorphous oxygen. This porous substance has high adsorption properties.
Activated carbon, the instructions for use of which describe its pharmacological effect, has the ability to quickly absorb toxins, various organic compounds, gases and many other substances harmful to human health. Use it for various disorders of the digestive system, flatulence, food poisoning. This tool finds its use in the purification of the body from various salts, including heavy metals.
Activated carbon, the indications for use of which are described in the instructions, are recommended for the following ailments:
- diarrhea
- dermatitis;
- asthma
- flatulence;
- dyspepsia.
Activated charcoal is one of the first drugs used for poisoning with drugs, various industrial, as well as household and food poisons and other toxic substances.
The use of this substance is recommended for alcohol poisoning, as well as for diseases such as typhoid, dysentery and cholera. Activated carbon, the instructions for use of which indicate good results in treatment, it is recommended for patients with colitis and gastritis. This remedy also helps with acute diarrhea.
With various intoxications, activated carbon, the dose of which is described in one instruction, is used in the form of an aqueous solution. This increases its absorbent area. To do this, grind the tablets into powder and dissolve them in water, but you can also just chew in your mouth before use. The dosage of volume is based on the weight of the patient. One tablet is used per ten kilograms. In order to rinse the stomach, you need to make a mixture of a tablespoon of powder and a liter of boiled water. After this procedure, it is recommended that you take an aqueous solution of the drug in 100 grams of water. Thirty to one hundred grams of activated carbon are taken.
Increased gas formation, diarrhea, colitis and poisoning with organic substances can be cured by using a powder in a dosage of one to three grams in between meals (one hour before a meal).
Activated charcoal, the instructions for use of which warns of contraindications, are not taken for exacerbations of peptic ulcer of the duodenum, as well as the stomach. It is forbidden to take the drug and with the likelihood of gastric or intestinal bleeding.
You need to know that the absorbent is able to remove both harmful and beneficial substances. In this regard, its administration requires caution when taking a course of therapy with vitamins, hormonal drugs or antibiotics. This tool is able to reduce the effect of birth control pills. In order to be able to take activated carbon in combination with other drugs, it is necessary to separate their use in time.
Activated carbon, the instructions for use of which require careful study, can cause (with a sufficiently long use) vitamin deficiency, toxic effect and vomiting. Therefore, the duration of its administration is necessarily limited in time.