'Activated charcoal is considered to be medicine’s most powerful adsorbent and as such, it readily works to adsorb many toxins, poisons and heavy metals from the body, rendering them harmless. Activated charcoal is a non-toxic antidote that has been used effectively as far back as the Egyptian dynasty and possibly longer.
What Is Activated Charcoal?
Activated charcoal is simply burnt wood that has had all the oxygen removed from it through controlled oxidation and or processing by steam. Before the 19th century plain burnt wood was used just as activated charcoal is used today, but it only had about one fourth the adsorption power. Charcoal, when activated, has up to four times the adsorption power of plain burnt wood. Activated charcoal is produced from hardwood trees or coconut shells, and is an important health aid. However, charcoal briquettes, burned toast, burned meat or any burned food can be harmful as a carcinogen or cancer producer.'
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