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Using Charcoal as a Remedy

CHARCOAL FOR BAD BREATH
That offensive breath must be purified. Get pulverized charcoal, soak it in water, and drink this water freely. Eat no vegetables. Eat fruit, and plain well-baked bread. Take light exercise, and at night wear a charcoal compress over the liver and abdomen. E.G.White Letter 115, 1898

CHARCOAL RELIEVES INSECT AND SNAKE BITES
… a painful swelling on the knee, supposed to be from the bite of some poisonous insect. Pulverized charcoal, mixed with flaxseed, was placed upon the swelling, and this poultice gave relief at once. E. G. White MS 68, 1898.

…take pulverized charcoal, wet it, and put in on as a poultice. The charcoal possesses a wonderful power of drawing poison from the system. E.G.White Letter 326, 1906

I have ordered the same treatment for other who were suffering great pain, and it has brought relief, and been the means of saving life. My mother has told me that snake bites and the sting of reptiles and poisonous insects could be rendered harmless by the use of charcoal poultices. E.G. White Letter 90, 1908.

DESTROYS INFLAMMATION AND REMOVES POISONS
I have not time to relate the wonderful cures wrought, not by dosing with drugs, but by the application with water. We use charcoal largely, making it into poultices. It destroys inflammation, and removes the poison. E.G. White Letter 90, 1908.

CHARCOAL AS A HEALING AGENT
... pulverized charcoal... use it freely. Mix it with sweet (cooking) oil. thus it can be taken with less difficulty than if mixed with water. I think that you would obtain benefit from the use of charcoal compresses, pulverized charcoal moistened, put in a flannel bag and placed over the affected part. When my husband was sick, I had recourse to many remedies, and I know the value of charcoal as a healing agency. I have worked for my husband with marked success when his life was in great peril. E.G. White Letter 75, 1904

RECIPES
Slurry Water: One tablespoon pulverized charcoal mixed in four cups of water. Allow to... settle, then pour off the clear water (slurry water) at the top. This may be drunk freely.

Charcoal and Flaxseed: Three tablespoons of flaxseed (ground in blender or mill), one tablespoon charcoal, one cup of water. Mix and bring to a boil to thicken. Use as a poultice.

Charcoal and Smartweed: Put a small handful of smartweed leaves in a blender with ¼ to ½ cup of water and chop coarsely. Pour this into a cup with one tablespoon of charcoal; mix and use as a poultice.