http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/charcoal.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/charcoal.rss Ailments from A-Z cured or helped with activated charcoal on Earth Clinic, your source for natural remedies! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:45:01 EST en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=SE_31109 /Remedies/charcoal.rss1 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:19:00 EDT [QUESTION] Kelly from Mt. Healthy, Ohio writes: "I have been considering using activated charcoal for multiple conditions, but i'm not sure if it causes constipation, that's the last thing I need right now. any advise and experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=SBMB_30242 /Remedies/charcoal.rss2 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:08:13 EDT [YEA] Anonymous from Denver, CO writes: "I had two mosquito bites that swelled to little eggs on my arm. I mixed a little charcoal with water and dabbed that on. The itch stopped immediately and I kept putting it on several times. The swelling went down as well. My husband cut some tree branches and got three spider bites on the back of his knee. Two of them had already started seeping by the time he showed it to me and one especially looked pretty scary. We put some charcoal on mixed with water and then covered everything with bandaids. We changed this several times and after about three days one bite is gone and the other two look like they are healing nicely." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=US_26765 /Remedies/charcoal.rss3 Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Helen from Houston, Texas writes: "I just had my gallbaldder removed and I have been so sick and can't sleep.....miserable....I got some charcoal tablets and now feel alot better and can sleep......I recommend this for upset stomachs instead of baking soda and other remedies at the pharmacy....charcoal works! Helen D." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_21657 /Remedies/charcoal.rss4 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST [QUESTION] shinjiki from writes: "I wish to purchase bulk activated charcoal powder. Please respond. thank you." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_19959 /Remedies/charcoal.rss5 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Bill from Anchorage, Alaska writes: "Save on charcoal: I save money on charcoal by purchasing activated charcoal for fish tanks. I then run it though my coffee grinder. The longer it is in the running grinder, the smaller the particles increasing the surface area." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_18831 /Remedies/charcoal.rss6 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Susan from Dania, FL U.S. writes: "i have a skin allergy,that a dermatologist identified as being eczema, It appears between my knee and ankle on my left leg. over the past 40 years it started about the size of a quarter and for the past 10 or 15 years had grown to cover and area of 4in.by 4 in..... I started taking the charcoal capsules twice a day, each capsule aprox 280 milligrams..the lesion has shrunk to about the size of a quarter.. no more itching and burning etc, also whenever i feel an sinus allergy attack i take the charcoal..i reduce the amount that i take when the synmtoms reduce.. can one build up immunity, does anyone know ,or toxicity???" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=POISONING_18514 /Remedies/charcoal.rss7 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Mitsue from Wishart, Queensland Australia writes: "One late afternoon I bought Sushi with raw salmon in it, it must have been sitting there all day, after eating it I had very bad case of vomiting and diarrhea for almost 3 weeks. I remembered that charcoal helps with the poison, and I had charcoal my mother sent me for purifying water. I just was so desperate I just cracked a small piece and ate it. Surprising as it is, my vomiting and diarrhea stopped almost immediately. I should have taken it sooner.. So I have medicated charcoal tablet in my medicine cupboard now and when I had vomiting the other I took one straight away and I was fine!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_17796 /Remedies/charcoal.rss8 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT Renee from Spring, Texas writes: "Activated Charcoal can be found at most "natural / health food stores". It does not have to only be purchased through your local pharmacy." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_17045 /Remedies/charcoal.rss9 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT Anonymous from Takoma Park, FL writes: "I just purchased CharcoCaps. Has anyone used these? I'm writing b/c it says to take them at mealtimes. Everyone else on here says to take it 2 hours after eating. Is this brand of activated charcoal as effective as the others being discussed here? Thanks." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=IBS_15425 /Remedies/charcoal.rss10 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Annabell from Bakersfield, California writes: "Irritable Bowel Syndrome: I am 33 years old female with a sensitive stomach..Almost everything I consume always result in heavy gas and bloating. A friend recommended to take Charcoal pills..I have tried almost every prescription medications there is and was excited that charcoal is an old asian alternative medications. I take 1-2 capsule 1-2hours prior to eating..I make sure to have water intake at least 8 glasses a day. Within 1wk I felt immediate results, less bloating, irrability and back to having a regular bowel movement. Happy stomach. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_14346 /Remedies/charcoal.rss11 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT [WARNING!] Jeanne from Atl, Georgia writes: "Please be careful if you try activated charcoal! I was getting stomach pain 20 minutes after every meal. I finally figured out that my stomach pain started after I took activated charcoal (heaping tablespoon for 2 days in a row - not a lot!). I located the pain in my stomach, found a little lump in the colon, and then used my fist to move the lump to the left. A day later my husband took over, found the lump,(which had moved slightly) and did acupressure for about 2 minutes on the spot-- ohhh yes, it hurt. But within minutes I had to run to the bathroom and the rest is history. No more stomach pain. So please be careful with the charcoal, especially if you have a sensitive stomach! I think that people's stomach aches can be often be an impacted colon. The same thing has happened to me before after eating bread and another time, after drinking psyllium without enough water! If you press on your stomach and have a painful spot that moves slowly from one day to the next, you may have clogged your colon/intestines. Tons of water helps, but acupressure massage is best to move the obstruction to your bowels and out. One last note is that I was having normal bowel movements even while my colon was impacted, so don't rely on that (constipation or elimination) to judge, but more on the location of pain and whether or not a little lump exists. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_14047 /Remedies/charcoal.rss12 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Jennie from Copenhagen, Denmark writes: "I had been losing weight really quickly after starting an exercise program. I wanted to make sure that any old toxins that had been stored in my fat didn't start circulating in my body, so I took 1 tablet of activated charcoal, 3 times a day (remembering to wait 2 hours before/after eating), for a week. I didn't exactly feel a difference, but I SAW one. I looked five years younger (am only 30, so that's a lot for me)! I also highly recommend adding 1 teaspoon of activated charcoal powder to 1 tablespoon of facial mask. It is a mini-facelift!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=BLOATING_13172 /Remedies/charcoal.rss13 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Killer Bees from Brisbane, Australia writes: "I had the same problem as Sharon from Santa Fe. I'm 42 now and for the last couple of years, I've had problems with everything I eat making me bloated and uncomfortable. I've tried everything I can think of, including elimination diets, with no luck. But activated charcoal really worked for me. I take 2 tabs in the morning and then 2 at night, each time about an hour after eating to give my body time to digest the meal's nutrients. I don't usually take it at lunch time because I only have soup or tea and that doesn't seem to upset me too much. I didn't have the diahorrea. My stools were solid and did change to a very dark brown/black and I felt very cleaned out. They passed more easily as well. I'll keep taking the tabs twice a day until I feel like I don't need them. My thanks to Sharon from Santa Fe for recommending this product. Girl, you rock!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=BEESTING_12865 /Remedies/charcoal.rss14 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Gean from Salina, Kansas writes: "I am very allergic to bee stings. I had gotten stung a few times during my childhood and teens, each time with more severe swelling. The last time I had gotten stung (stepped on a bee going barefoot), my leg swelled up like an elephant leg all the way to the thigh (the time before that it was just above the knee). So I knew it would be worse the next time, so I carried an Epi-pen around for a while until it expired. Then I carried nothing with me, but I knew if I got stung again esp. above the waist it would probably cut off my airway circulation. Well, lo and behold, about 20 years later I got stung again, right on my throat, so I yelled for my husband to call 911, thinking I was done for. Then a few seconds later I said, "Never mind! Hang up and help me mix up this charcoal!" So we took some powdered activated charcoal, mixed it with water, and applied it to the sting site. When the paramedics showed up a few minutes later (they had traced the call), we told them we were fine, since there was no swelling at all. I changed the charcoal poultice quite often during that first day, I don't remember exactly how often. Maybe every hour for a few hours. We also ground up some flax seed and mixed it with the charcoal and water. This makes it gelatinous and less runny. I kept the poultice on for about 3 days. Two days later I felt it itch and begin to swell, and then I realized the poultice had slipped off the sting site. So I knew I was still very allergic, and the charcoal had probably saved my life." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=BODYODOR_12264 /Remedies/charcoal.rss15 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Christine from Virginia Beach, VA writes: "Liquid Chlorophyll and activated charcoal will go a long way to getting rid of body odor when used internally. Unfortunately, both of them can cause stains. So be sure to use them in an empty sink to avoid staining your counter or clothing. Although you have to be careful with it to avoid making a mess, activated charcoal is best used in bulk. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons to a pint of water, and sip through a straw. Be sure to rinse out your mouth with peroxide afterward and rinse your teeth to get the charcoal off. Activated charcoal in bulk is made from coal or coconut shells. Obviously, you want the coconut shell-made activated charcoal. You can buy it in bulk online in 40-50 pound lots, and split the cost with your friends. Activated charcoal is a universal detoxifier and is used in emergency rooms for that purpose. Given that there are thousands and thousands of chemicals in our food, water, and air, and we have no idea how they interact with each other, it behooves all of us to take universal detoxifiers like large doses of Vitamin C or activated charcoal. Liquid Chlorophyll is also a detoxifier. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=BLOATING_1215 /Remedies/charcoal.rss16 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Sharon from Santa Fe, NM writes: "After menopause, I seemed to be bloated in my midsection most of the time. My lower stomach was puffy most of the time. I'm a thin person, and thought this was weight gain due to menopause & quitting smoking. Ond day I took 2 activated charcoal capsules for gas, and I ended up spending a lot of time in the bathroom that day. By that evening, I realized that my stomach was flat again! I figured that the charcoal had detoxified my system!! I will continue to take the charcoal once or twice weekly now. I am extremely happy with the results!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=VIRUSES_1216 /Remedies/charcoal.rss17 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] John Bayne from New Zealand writes: "Hello Deidre. My name is John Bayne and I have been interested in cayenne pepper ever since 1991 when I was discharged from Auckland Hospital, after my third and final episode, in about March 1991, of duodenal hemorrhages, after 8 days and 4 transfusions later, and still losing about a pint of blood a day in passing Melina stools, without any reason given, but I knew that it had to do with my refusal to have an operation (no operation no transfusions). The very day I arrived home, on a Sunday, wondering what I would do, a friend gave me two capsules of the hottest cayenne pepper that I have ever seen to date (they advertised them as African Bird Pepper) and I never have seen a Melina since. About six weeks later the surgeon, who had kept me waiting about an hour and a half to soften me up, nearly choked when he saw that my blood pressure was normal, and of course had no desire to know how I had overcome me slow bleeding to death that their cimetidine had been unable to stop. Charcoal is definitely prolife as is shown by the fact that it can take the hottest tincture or powder without any apparent diminishing in its power to kill flu viruses. Usually take only 20 minutes with a cayenne 150,000 or over, to get rid of headache symptoms 100% of the time over 12 years with quite a few people as we have spread the word. I have been getting my powdered charcoal from within NZ, but considering that I now use the Internet I am looking for other sources in case this one dries up. So you sell powdered charcoal and in 1KG lots, and if so how much, and what is the range of sizes. Is the charcoal, only the right kinds of wood, no non vegetarian products such as bones. I would think that the right kind of wood, from a tree, is what I am looking for, for consumption of course. My main use if to take the sting out of the cayenne, tincture or powder, when dealing with flu, especially, it works every time (for the last 12 years since I discovered the use of charcoal with it). Just as important I am finding it exceedingly difficult to find sources for genuine full strength African Bird's eye pepper, in powder or tincture, as near to 300,000 British Thermal Units. Unlike Dr Richard Schultz, my preference in cayenne is for the Bird's Eye pepper over the Habanera. Can you get hold of this pepper in a bulk like quantity or in industrial strength tincture (with the water removed without heat), and in a larger amounts than usual but not at a price that would cause me to mortgage my house. If so could you give me data on the amounts, hopefully strengths in BTU's if you can, and prices. Much appreciated. PS: For nearly 15 years I had a wonderful supply from a local herbalist who used to import this industrial strength dehydrated cayenne tincture, and I found that there is containers full of full strength Bird's Eye pepper for sale in internationally, @about US$70.000 a container load about $4.00/kilo and on the other end much weaker cayenne at anything up to $100/kilo on the consumer's level and I am looking to intercept this special cayenne, if I can before it goes exponential or gets watered down, and charged more for. We can save lives with this and certainly not with anything under 150,000 BTU's so I would much appreciate it if you can be of any assistance. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_1218 /Remedies/charcoal.rss18 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Lauren from Brooklyn, NY writes: "I had a miscarriage and inflamation developed in my uterus as a result. I was unable to stand or walk for mor than 10 minutes. The pain in my lower back and pelvic area was excrutiating. I used 1 tbs of charcoal in a glass of warm water every morining and night for 10 days. The inflamation and the pain were gone by the end of the program." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_1219 /Remedies/charcoal.rss19 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] GT from Vero Beach, Florida writes: "Charcoal pills were used for severe food poisoning. Eating chicken that has been left out in the heat of the blazing sun from 4am to dinner time, no refrigeration. Many around me got sick with severe bowel problems. I took charcoal pills, the loose bowels stoped within 10 min." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=RF_1220 /Remedies/charcoal.rss20 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Norman from Edmonton, Canada writes: "Our family has used activated charcoal tablets as a quick remedy for digestive problems for years. In Asia one can buy them for pennies, and with the spicy foods there and possible diaheria at times they are a life saver. Recently I moved back to Canada and feel like I am in a 3rd world country. Anything connected with health and well being is either unavailable or overpriced. How sad that we can not even buy a harmless product that can save ones life when an accidental poisoing occurs. You will only realize how much Canada has peddled backwards in the past 10 years when you visit other countries." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=TOOTH_1228 /Remedies/charcoal.rss21 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Keith from Orlando, FL writes: "Was reading the remedies and just wanted to add the following: I am a medical missionary that uses natural methods of healing. I encounter several different diseases and sickness in my line of work. One remedy that I have never seen fail for toothache pain, is charcoal. It will stop severe toothache pain in about 20-45 minutes in most cases! I will give you an example with my wife. She begin to have tootheache pain last year (2005) around the time of thanksgiving. She began to call dentists for an appointment; however, the soonest that she could get an appointment was 2 weeks! To make a long story short, the pain became unbearable. It radiated all the way to her temple on the side of the bad toothe. So I took activated charcoal, added a little water, stirred to a paste consistency, placed it on a gauze(a piece of cotton t-shirt could also be used) and placed it directly over the toothe. I had her press down very gently. I then offered a prayer. In about 12-15 minutes the pain that was radiating up to her temple begin to subside. In about 20-30 minutes my wife, who had been in such great pain, that she was in tears, and was unable to even sleep, dropped off to sleep. The next day we also started her on a program of drinking 2-3 glasses per day of a table spoon of the charcoal mixed with a glass of water. She did evidentally go to the dentist only to find that a small cavity had exposed a nerve, and infection had set in. The charcoal worked on the infection because it is the inflammation that causes the pain. So by pulling or drawing the poisons from the infection(the underlying cause) the inflammation is addressed. A friend of mine, who is also a very experienced medical missionary, with more than 30 years of hands on experience, even running a natural clinic in Tennessee for a long time, and having a 45-50% success rate with 4 stage cancer, (conventional success rate with 4th stage cancer is about 5%\" gives the following alternative for toothache pain and abcess. These are direct quotes: \"Mix 3 tablespoons charcoal,1/2 teaspoon clove oil, 1/3 teaspoon cayenne pepper, ½ teaspoon olive oil (enough to make a paste), and 1 teaspoon of golden seal. He states: " This remedy is strictly for pain in the jaw or tooth pain. Pack this around the tooth that is giving you problems. If you can cover the tooth up it will generate heat. That will remove the pain faster than any toothache remedy. Try it. You will feel the heat and you can go wash your mouth out. If you are in a lot of pain the heat is comforting. The pain of the poultice drawing is less than the throbbing of the toothache.[The mixture] should be quite thick, about the consistency of natural peanut butter. You want to be able to mould it around the tooth, so that it will stick." The next is for an abcess specifically. His words: \"If you have an abscess with a lot of swelling, you cannot get that tooth pulled until you get the abscess under control. This recipe is famous for getting that abscess down 3 parts Slippery Elm, 2 parts baking yeast, 4 drops cloves, 1/3 teaspoon cayenne pepper. Add a little water, enough to make a paste. It will be gummy due to the slippery elm. Then pack this mixture around the gum. The slippery elm, like charcoal, draws the inflammation, the cayenne stimulates the cells around the tooth to release toxins and the cloves are added for the reputation as a pain remedy, especially in toothache. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=BITES_1222 /Remedies/charcoal.rss22 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Elizabeth from Woodbury, TN writes: "We\'ve used activated charcoal many times in our family and friends for the brown recluse spider bite. Even a couple of doctors here were amazed at what it did! We would make up a paste and change the first day about every 2 hours and then the next day just a few times and would keep watching it. Usually the bite was shrunk and just a little scab after a few days. Usually we would also drink some so that we would have any poison from the bite eliminated from our system." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=HANGOVER_1227 /Remedies/charcoal.rss23 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Adrian from Sydney, Australia writes: "When my friends and i used to drink a lot in our early twenties, to avoid hangovers we would eat charcoal after having drank a lot of alcohol. Must be taken with food to work properly. The charcoal would absorb the toxins (i suppose colours and preservatives in the scotch, bourbon etc) and we would not get the slightest hangover!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=DIARRHEA_1226 /Remedies/charcoal.rss24 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Odilon from Palm Coast, FL writes: "Raw Activated Charcoal, works like a dream for diarrhea, in hours not days." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Remedies/charcoal.html&name=HANGOVER_1225 /Remedies/charcoal.rss25 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Shane from Trail, BC, Canada writes: "I was told that if you want to prevent the unpleasant effects of a hangover you can take an activated charcoal capsule with each alcoholic beverage which will absorb the harmful elements in the alcohol which cause the hangover."