Activated Charcoal
SKU: Activated Charcoal
Details:
Among the many pure materials that we sell, charcoal, more scientifically known as activated carbon, is always in demand as an antidote. Kyron Activated Charcoal is a high quality pure material made in Germany. We pack it in 500 g and 25 kg bags.
Activated carbon is highly adsorptive for many toxicants, including mercuric chloride, alkaloids including strychnine, barbiturates, etc. Although it does not detoxify them, activated charcoal will effectively prevent absorption of toxicants if properly used. It can be effectively combined with emetic and gastric lavage techniques.
How to make it?
Make a slurry of the activated carbon with water, roughly 1 gram of powder to 5 – 10 ml water. Dose at 2 to 8 grams per kilogram body weight. Administer by stomach tube using either a funnel or large syringe. Newer methods suggest the administration of activated carbon 3-4 times a day for 2 – 3 days after occurrence of poisoning.
Tip – Laxapet & Activated Charcoal in Poisoning Cases
If the type of poison is uncertain, or there is no antidote, like GI decontamination – which is the most common – treatment will be supportive in nature [i.e. treat the symptoms and help rid the body of the toxins by inducing vomiting, or dosing activated charcoal to adsorb poisons in the stomach. Activated charcoal doesn’t bind the toxin permanently -so the charcoal and toxin must be passed from the body via the colon. Giving a laxative (like Laxapet) or a cathartic (like Magnesium Sulphate, also known as Epsom Salts) will assist the body to expel the activated charcoal so that the adsorbed toxins doesn’t get re-absorbed in the intestines] in an effort to maintain normal function of the organs until the poison has been processed out of the body. Administration of activated charcoal is contraindicated with toxicants unable to bind to it, such as alcohols (eg, ethylene glycol, xylitol, methanol) and heavy metals.
NB: Electrolyte disturbances can occur following administration of activated charcoal – monitoring electrolytes is always recommended.