| Charcoal, when used for medicinal purposes, should | | | | preventive, take a teaspoonful after each meal in a |
| be fresh charcoal made from the finest woods. I | | | | little hot water. |
| learned that the best charcoal is obtained from | | | | For inflammation of the bowels or dysentery, give a |
| boxwood, shell of cocoa nuts, willow, pine, and other | | | | tablespoonful in half a glass of hot water, and repeat |
| soft woods. | | | | as often as necessary. Give charcoal poultices over |
| Charcoal is an absorbent. It will absorb and condense | | | | the bowels and stomach. |
| many times its own volume of various gases. It is | | | | Charcoal mixed in a strong smartweed tea, makes an |
| very useful as an antiseptic, due to its absorbent and | | | | excellent poultice for bruises, also for internal or |
| oxidizing qualities. It is excellent taken internally in acid | | | | external inflammations. |
| dyspepsia, also for gas, fermentation, and heart burn. | | | | A charcoal poultice is good to relieve inflammation of |
| How to prepare charcoal dosage? The dosage for | | | | the eyes. It is also a most excellent poultice for |
| charcoal must be observed but not so necessary. | | | | gangrene, old ulcer, and sores. |
| One heaping teaspoonful after each meal must be | | | | Have you used charcoal mixed with olive oil? It is for |
| taken. Put the charcoal in a cup, add water enough | | | | the consistency of paste, or so that it is easy to |
| to make a paste, dilute and drink at once. More can | | | | take. It is very good for some kinds of indigestion. |
| be taken with benefit. | | | | Charcoal mixes easily with soybean milk, and may be |
| Charcoal is a valuable remedy in cases of colic due to | | | | taken in this way for indigestion. |
| decomposition of foods in the stomach and bowels. | | | | Old charcoal is made more effective if heated before |
| In short charcoal can be used as a preventive or | | | | using. I learned that some drugstores sell charcoal. If |
| curative medicine. | | | | you are buying charcoal at drugstores, buy it in bulk, |
| Give a tablespoonful in half a glass of hot water. As a | | | | you know it is pure charcoal. |