Jeepers Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Anyone know the dosage for using activated charcoal in Americanese? I've seen 50-100 grams but I'm not sure how many tsp. that is. Also I've never seen how much water to use. I'm thinking an 8 ounce glass of water but to how much charcoal? Okay I did see where 50 grams = almost 2 ounces. Two ounces of charcoal in eight ounces of water seems like a lot. My thinking is to bind something undesirable in the stomach in a SHTF situation. Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I put a heaping teaspoon in an 8 oz glass of water. I drink that down and follow it with another full glass of water. It's VERY important to drink lots of water with charcoal so it won't "stop you up". Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Heaping teaspoon is what I use too. Ditto on the water. Dose really depends on what you are fighting. Most things you will need to repeat the dose every hour or two. Take plenty of vitamin C at the same time. I start with about 10 grams of Vit C. It detoxes and helps move the charcoal thru your system. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 Thank you ladies! I'm just making some charts to print out so I don't have to go searching for info if I need it quickly. Or there is no internet... Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Copy/pasted to file.... So...how long does activated charcoal last? ....talking decades here... MtRider Well, it means we've never had to use it.... Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I've kept it for years. You need to store it away from chemicals, etc. so it won't on the smell. Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Mt Rider, if you are unsure about it, spread it out in a pan and put it in the oven to bake. That reactivates it. Not sure how long you need, but probably a hot oven for 10-15 min. Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I meant to say "so it won't take on the smell"! Quote Link to comment
Annarchy Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Does burnt food count? Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yep....better bake it. Thanks for tip. Good question, Jeepers! Yeah....read that smell line X3, Daylily. Burnt food..... Does that count? MtRider Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Not too sure burnt food would work! LOL Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 No burnt food won't work. Charcoal is pure carbohydrate. Burnt foods contain fats and proteins which become carcinogenic when burnt. You can get a great book called The Complete Handbook of Medicinal Charcoal and Its Applications at CharcoalRemedies.com. It explains how and why it works, what it can be used for, how to use it, etc. The author is John Dinsley. Another small book called Rx Charcaol by Drs Calvin and Agatha Thrash is excellent. Very practical and well-explained how-tos. Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Interesting....how do y'all learn such things? There is always more to learn, isn't there? MtRider Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The Thrashes' book is really good. (Side note, they are from Seale AL and when I was in 6th grade in Seale, Mrs Thrash was my teacher! Not the same Mrs Thrash of course, but I suppose the husbands are related.) Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 CGA, how interesting! Dr Calvin passed away a couple of years ago. Dr Agatha has retired. She's in her eighties now. I've gone to several seminars that she held and learned SO much! She is just so down-to-earth and practical. I remember one where she was showing how to make heating compress for sore throat. You dip a soft cloth in cold water and wring it out and put it around the throat, then put plastic wrap over that to keep it dry then pin a wool sock over that to hold heat. She said you could cut open a plastic bread bag for the plastic. I love how they showed you how to use whatever you had on hand. Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I expect 'my' Mrs Thrash is in her 80s too. That was 50 yrs ago and she seemed a bit young to me, compared to a lot of the teachers. She was sweet and pretty and we all liked her. Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'll bet she was related somehow to Dr Calvin. Seale isn't a very big place! Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Hey teachers..... I looked at my container of activated charcoal and it WAS suspended in liquid. Decades later, there is no liquid. Just hard chunk. Can I still do the baking rejuvenation? Or am I just gonna have to buy some? Syrup of Ipecac.....is that still used? If so, same decade question. They came as a set. I'd be more inclined to throw that bottle cuz the metal lid [yes, that many decades] is corroded. Where do you find such things to buy??? MtRider .....timely question cuz when I sorted thru the First Aid kit, I pulled those two out....cuz they looked questionable. Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 On a side note...you can read Dr Thrash's counseling sheets on different illnesses and natural remedies here: http://www.ucheepines.org/category/health-posts/counseling-sheet-post/ Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Thanks, Daylily. No, Seale never was very big. Mt Rider I'd toss both. http://www.buyactivatedcharcoal.com/ Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'd pitch them too Mt.Rider. I don't where to Ipecac or the charcoal now. I was out and about shopping today and Wal-Mart didn't have either. So I stopped in a Rite-Aid, CVS and a big 24 hour Wal-greens and asked for them. No one had any except Wal-Greens had the caps but not the powder. I got my charcoal from a health foods store in Amish country. I don't think I've ever seen Ipecac in stores. I don't ever remember looking for it though. I wonder if pet supplies places have it? If people need to vomit, a finger down the throat would work but that would be dangerous if you needed a pet to vomit. Hummmm. Of course you can get anything on line. Amazon is my new best friend. Good advise about charcoal absorbing odor. Duh...that's what it does best. I didn't really think of that though. Mine came in a plastic container so I'm going to transfer it to a glass jar and tape the instructions on it. Thanks Daylily! As an aside when I asked the pharmacist for Ipecac and activated charcoal at Wal-Greens, she looked at me kind of funny. I said I'm just getting my first aid kit put together. She nodded and said, "That's a very good idea." Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I posted the site to buy charcoal. I've never stocked syrup of ipecac. Easy enough to run your finger down a child's throat and make them throw up if that is what is indicated. Make sure that whatever they have down there won't cause more damage being thrown up than staying put and giving the charcoal. Quote Link to comment
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