Vegetable carbon: benefits, uses (also in cooking) and contraindications

Vegetable carbon: benefits, uses (also in cooking) and contraindications

Activated charcoal is a natural remedy that is frequently recommended in case of persistent abdominal swelling. Vegetable charcoal is used both for natural well-being and in cooking, for food, in the form of a powder additive.

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Il charcoal it's a natural remedy which is frequently recommended in case they show up abdominal swelling persistent.





Il charcoal it is used both for natural well-being and in cooking, for food, in the form of a powder additive.

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Charcoal for well-being

Le purifying properties of coal have been known since ancient times. From the point of view of natural supplements we normally speak of vegetable carbon or activated carbon. From the point of view of health activated carbon is used as supplement to detoxify the body, for example in case of intoxication or poisoning.

We find the charcoal for sale in herbal medicine and in natural product stores, especially in the form of capsules and tablets, or in powder form, to be taken with plenty of water to prevent and reduce abdominal swelling in a natural way.

The advice is to consult your trusted herbalist to understand if vegetable charcoal is really the natural remedy that can do for us. Especially if i swelling occur in the intestine and are accompanied by meteorism, charcoal can be an effective remedy.

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The effect of charcoal on the intestine is purifying. Vegetable charcoal helps to help the body a purify yourself of waste. Vegetable charcoal as a natural supplement can usually be taken immediately after main meals.

When abdominal bloating is present mainly in the stomach, it may be useful to combine the use of vegetable charcoal with one herbal tea with fennel. In general, charcoal helps to absorb gases and substances that are potentially harmful to the body.

Charcoal, as well as in the case of abdominal swelling e meteorism, it can help to purify even in case of intoxication from heavy metals, drugs, drugs and fungi.



Vegetable charcoal is also indicated for those suffering from colitis, gastritis, gastric reflux and stomach acid. The intake of charcoal can also be useful in case of food poisoning.

Vegetable charcoal in the kitchen

Vegetable charcoal in food is used as natural dye since it is part of the EU list of permitted additives (E153). It is used for coloring or making special flours useful for preparing sweet and savory doughs. Vegetable carbon thus becomes part of functional foods. By mixing vegetable charcoal with flour you get a black product capable of creating a noticeable visual impact. It is advisable to add 10 to 15 grams per kg of flour.

Vegetable charcoal can become an ingredient in natural haute cuisine to replace cuttlefish ink in the preparation of rice and pasta dishes. For example, you can prepare noodles with vegetable carbon black, to be combined with smoked tofu and hazelnut and leek cream.

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Other uses of activated carbon

Outside the food and health sectors, activated carbon is used for the treatment of industrial wastewater, the purification of water in aqueducts, the treatment of air in case of pollution, the elimination of antibiotics and fungicides from aquariums.


Contraindications of charcoal

During pregnancy, care should be taken when taking any medications or supplements. To find out if charcoal is right for you during pregnancy, consult your doctor of trust. Charcoal, in general, could alter the assimilation of some drugs or nutrients. Again consult your doctor.


Vegetable charcoal can have laxative effect. Side effects include nausea, vomiting and allergic reactions. Charcoal as a supplement is not considered suitable for children under the age of three.

Marta Albè

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