Tenaga medis dapat menggunakan arang aktif untuk dekontaminasi saluran pencernaan. Arang aktif mampu mengikat obat-obatan dan bahan kimia seperti carbamazepine, dapsone, theophylline, phenobarbital, dan quinine. Teksturnya yang berpori membantu menyerap zat berbahaya di dalam lambung dan mencegahnya masuk ke aliran darah.
Namun, arang aktif tidak efektif terhadap racun tertentu, seperti alkohol, logam (misalnya litium), elektrolit (seperti magnesium), dan zat korosif. Selain itu, arang aktif yang dijual bebas tidak tersedia dalam dosis yang cukup tinggi untuk penggunaan medis.
Itulah beberapa manfaat arang aktif bagi kesehatan tubuh. Selain memiliki banyak manfaat, arang aktif juga sangat mudah didapat, baik secara online maupun offline. Namun, bila kamu ingin menggunakan arang aktif sebagai pengobatan, ada baiknya berbicara terlebih dahulu dengan dokter untuk mendapatkan saran terbaik.
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