Activated Carbon Drug:
1 / Definition: Activated charcoal is a chemical co-product of vegetable origin composed essentially of carbonaceous material with a porous structure.
2 / Production: from any carbon-rich vegetable organic matter such as wood, dried fruit shells....
Production stages:
Carbonization: calcining the wood by heating at 600 ° C. to 900 ° C. (in the absence of air) any element other than carbon volatilizes and leaves in its place pores.
Ii / Activation: recalcining wood in the same T ° but in the presence of water vapor, area or oxidizing gas: development of micropores.
C + H2O --------- CO + H2
3 / Properties: It has a very strong adsorbent power.
4 / Therapeutic use:
- Chelating in poisoning, give every 4 hours.
- In case of aerophagia or stomach pain, absorbs the gases.
- Gastroenteritis: absorbs bacterial toxins.
- Diarrhea.
5 / Example of medications: Eucarbon, charbonnel.
