Since time immemorial, doctors have widely used special substances - sorbents, which, when ingested, could absorb toxic ingredients and gases. Doctors of Ancient Egypt cleaned the body with black, porous powder - charcoal. However, in the pharmaceutical business they began to use it only at the end of the eighteenth century, and it became most widespread in the middle of the nineteenth century, when mass production of activated carbon began.
Medicinal use
This sorbent gave good results in food poisoning, intoxication with salts of heavy metals, as well as in the treatment of typhoid fever, dysentery, cholera and other dangerous infectious diseases.
Currently, with the advent of antibiotics and various bactericidal preparations, the relevance of the use of coal has decreased, but even now it is the best absorber of poisons and, having a high surface activity, prevents their absorption.
This sorbent is produced in the form of powder or tablets, the production of which uses coal and charcoal and peat.
Everyone should know how to take activated charcoal and under what symptoms. It should be borne in mind that it is not designed for a long course of treatment. With various problems, the doctor will tell you how to take activated charcoal correctly.
In case of poisoning with chemicals and plant poisons, it is necessary to empty the stomach. How to take activated carbon in this situation? Before washing the stomach and after this procedure, drink one hundred grams of a liquid mixture made from one liter of water and a tablespoon of powder. It should be remembered that while taking coal, you should not use any medications, since it reduces their activity. The use of this powder in the first twelve hours after poisoning is especially important. It is not absorbed in the body. Having an absorbing effect, it is excreted along with feces.
It is also important for those who want to fight alcoholism to have knowledge on how to take activated charcoal. It is necessary to use a liquid mixture inside three times a day, two hours after eating a dose of thirty grams per half a glass of water. A positive result from this course is noticeable already on the second day, due to the absorption of toxins located in the intestine, and improved liver function.
Each of us will benefit from the knowledge of how to take Activated Carbon with increased gas formation, diarrhea and food poisoning. It is recommended to swallow it with water at a dosage of one to two grams after two hours after eating.
Benefits to a Growing Body
Activated Carbon may be the first mate for a woman expecting a baby. It is this period that is characterized by an increased sensitivity of the future mother's body to food quality. Often, pregnant women experience discomfort in the intestines and stomach. Coal is a safe means to address these issues. This powder does not adversely affect the fetus.
Reception of a sorbent is recommended at any age, and caring parents should know how to give activated carbon to children. Doctors prescribe this tool even for newborns with bloating and food poisoning, allergies, dyspepsia and other diseases. The drug is taken in the amount of 0.05 grams per kilogram of the child’s weight for three to five days, repeating the course after fourteen days. If the baby received acute poisoning, then it is necessary to rinse the stomach with an aqueous suspension of coal, and then consume it inside twenty grams.
Activated carbon is also used as a filter for purifying water and alcohol.