SWALLOWED POISONS
Have the victim swallow a mixture of two tablespoon of charcoal in a glass of cold water. After three to five minutes, promote vomiting unless the swallowed poison is acid, alkali, kerosene or anything that may cause convulsions. Repeat the treatment three times. Administer another dose of charcoal and permit it to go through the intestines to absorb any poison which has left the stomach. This has been found to be as or more effective than the widely used “universal antidote” which contains some charcoal.
Using Charcoal as a Remedy
CHARCOAL FOR BAD BREATH
That offensive breath must be purified. Get pulverized charcoal, soak it in water, and drink this water freely. Eat no vegetables. Eat fruit, and plain well-baked bread. Take light exercise, and at night wear a charcoal compress over the liver and abdomen. E.G.White Letter 115, 1898
CHARCOAL RELIEVES INSECT AND SNAKE BITES
… a painful swelling on the knee, supposed to be from the bite of some poisonous insect. Pulverized charcoal, mixed with flaxseed, was placed upon the swelling, and this poultice gave relief at once. E. G. White MS 68, 1898.
…take pulverized charcoal, wet it, and put in on as a poultice. The charcoal possesses a wonderful power of drawing poison from the system. E.G.White Letter 326, 1906
I have ordered the same treatment for other who were suffering great pain, and it has brought relief, and been the means of saving life. My mother has told me that snake bites and the sting of reptiles and poisonous insects could be rendered harmless by the use of charcoal poultices. E.G. White Letter 90, 1908.
DESTROYS INFLAMMATION AND REMOVES POISONS
I have not time to relate the wonderful cures wrought, not by dosing with drugs, but by the application with water. We use charcoal largely, making it into poultices. It destroys inflammation, and removes the poison. E.G. White Letter 90, 1908.
CHARCOAL AS A HEALING AGENT
... pulverized charcoal... use it freely. Mix it with sweet (cooking) oil. thus it can be taken with less difficulty than if mixed with water. I think that you would obtain benefit from the use of charcoal compresses, pulverized charcoal moistened, put in a flannel bag and placed over the affected part. When my husband was sick, I had recourse to many remedies, and I know the value of charcoal as a healing agency. I have worked for my husband with marked success when his life was in great peril. E.G. White Letter 75, 1904
DIARRHEA
Tablespoon of charcoal in a glass of cold water every 48 hours until diarrhea is under control. Be certain to get medical help for any diarrhea in a baby that does not respond immediately.
For severe diarrhea in adults or babies, shake ¼ cup of powdered charcoal into two quarts of water and let the mixture stand until the charcoal is settled. Pour off the clear liquid and drink freely. Use a nursing bottle for infants; the baby will get considerable benefit. The complete black charcoal solution can also be given to the baby in small amounts. Give as much as the baby will take for the first twelve hours.
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