
G urdeep R.Chatwal,Himalaya Publishing House-2012. Typically administered as a single dose (SDAC), its tremendous surface area permits the binding of many drugs and toxins in the gastrointestinal lumen, reducing.

John.H.Block,Edward B.Roche,TaitoO.Soine,CharlesO.Wilson,Varghese Publishing House-1986. Sometimes mistakenly characterized as a 'universal antidote,' activated charcoal (AC) is the most frequently employed method of gastrointestinal decontamination in the developed world. Inorganic Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Answer (1 of 2): First let me talk about an incident that happeneda 5year old girl was brought to Emergency Department (ED) with signs of severe respiratory distress (breathing difficulty). It is a reducing agent, so it is used as standard titrant in Iodimetric analysis.ġ. For this purpose 10% w/v solution is used intravenously although a 2.98%w/v solution is isotonic with blood serum. It is used as an antidote for Cyanide Poisoning. It prevents rusting of surgical instruments It has also hypotensive effectalso it was used as vasodilator. It is mainly used as antidote in cyanide poisoningfor this purpose 3 %w/v solution is given intravenously. It is also used in the treatment of diarrhoea,dysentery and for symptomatic treatment of cholitis and cholera. It is mainly used as Adsorbent in the treatment of alkaloid poisoning and food poisoining. Antidotes mediate its effect either by preventing the absorption of the toxin, by binding and neutralizing the poison, antagonizing its end-organ effect, or by inhibition of conversion of the toxin to more toxic metabolites. Kaolin is the hydrated Aluminium Silicate. Antidotes are agents that negate the effect of a poison or toxin.


It is generally a good adsorbent (which adsorbs the adsorbate) for heavy metal also it adsorbs the other drugs like alkaloid,hypnotic,sedative and gases like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, andnitrous oxide.It is also use in diarrhoea to adsorb toxins. It is prepared from destructive distillation of different organic substances or from burning of organic matter.
