The students of French pharmacist P.F. Touery must have gazed in horror as their instructor gulped down “ten times the lethal dose” of strychnine. Had he lost his mind? Students best remember emotionally-charged events, and Touery taught his students at the French Academy of Medicine an unforgettable lesson that day in 1831. He proceeded to consume three tablespoons of charcoal powder, thus surviving the strychnine poisoning!1
As this account illustrates, the use of charcoal in medicine
dates at least to the mid-1800s. If you’ve never encountered remedial charcoal
before, it might sound like a strange remedy. But the many benefits the lowly
substance of charcoal actually possesses make it a true unsung hero of your
first aid kit and medicine cabinet.
The Chemistry Behind Charcoal
Charcoal results from the burning of wood under very high heat without the presence of oxygen. The high pressure carbonizes the wood, activating
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