Activated Charcoal in Medical Applications

Highlighting activated charcoal's great effectiveness in treating drug overdoses and poisonings in both humans and animals this comprehensive single-source reference brings together vital information from every significant study on the use of activated charcoal for medical purposes-describing all available charcoal products and their characteristics.Details activated charcoal's ability to reduce the systemic absorption of a vast array of drugs chemicals and biochemical substances-including analgesics antipyretics sedatives alkaloids snake venoms and bacterial and fungal toxins.