Germs and viruses in the body. Question: Could charcoal adsorb germs and viruses from the body system? - Ekharo Answers: Activated charcoal is antiviral and antibacterial (& antifungal). Many use activated charcoal for this use. Charcoal is antibacterial, not so much in the sense that it kills bacteria as antibiotics do, but in the sense that those bacteria that destroy tissue do not...
We do not believe charcoal [activated charcoal] CURES any disease common to man or animals. Charcoal is a natural remedy that does neutralize, adsorb, and/or remove thousands of different biological or man-made poisons from the body, allowing the body to better heal itself the way the Creator designed it to. Charcoal House LLC.
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