From:
http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090297499#ixzz1wrAPzbWR
..."In particular, charcoal is useful for treating inflammatory conditions such as
autoimmune inflammatory conditions, particularly rheumatoid arthritis (including
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis), psoriatic arthritis, cardiovascular disease,
glaucoma, sarcoidosis, endometriosis, multiple sclerosis, ankylosing
spondylitis, atherosclerosis, lupus, psoriasis, glomerulonephritis; malarial
inflammatory conditions, particularly malaria (which may be severe malaria)
including cerebral malaria; inflammation associated with cancer; lung associated
inflammatory diseases particularly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),
influenza, in particular influenza induced inflammation, chronic asthma and
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); infection associated inflammation,
including malaria, influenza, as well as other infections such as bacterial and
viral infections, sepsis, endotoxemia; and/or injury-associated inflammation (as
exemplified by air pouch model(s)) including burning, bruising, swelling,
breakages and post surgery-associated inflammation."..
http://www.vrp.com/digestive-health/activated-charcoal-universal-antidote-and-detoxifier
http://healingtools.tripod.com/ignited.html
http://www.listen2yourgut.com/blog/charcoal-treatment-for-crohns/