Carbo

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(kar' -bo) [L.]. A coal; charcoal. C. animalis (U. S. P.), animal charcoal; bone- black; it is used in pharmacy and in manu- facturing chemistry largely as a decolorizing agent and as a filter. C. animalis puri- ficatum (U. S. P.), purified animal charcoal. Dose 20 gr.-i dr. (1.3-4.0 Gm.). C. ligni (U. S. P.), wood-charcoal; an absorbent, dis- infectant, and deodorizer, used in poulticing wounds and dressing ulcers. It is used inter- nally in gastrointestinal irritation.

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