Charcoal

An amorphous form of carbon prepared from the incomplete combustion of animal or vegetable matter, e.g., wood. The activated form of charcoal is used in the treatment of poisoning. (Grant and Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): D01.268.150.150

MeSH Unique ID: D002606

Registry Number: 16291-96-6

Entry Terms:

• Liqui-Char
• Actidose
• Actidose-Aqua
• Activated Charcoal
• Charcoal, Activated
• Adsorba
• Carbomix
• Charbon
• CharcoAid
• CharcoCaps
• Charcodote
• Formocarbine
• Insta-Char
• Kohle-Compretten
• Kohle-Hevert
• Kohle-Pulvis
• Kohle-Tabletten Boxo-Pharm
• Ultracarbon
• Norit

Pharmacologic Action:

• Antidotes

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Inorganic Chemicals
Elements
Carbon
Charcoal