Activated charcoal is one of the most powerful natural cleaning agents. Here are five ways cleaning experts recommend you try it at home.

You cook with charcoal, but would you eat it? A growing trend is taking the detox craze to a whole new level where people are actually eating and drinking the chalky black stuff.

An activated charcoal detox is the use of more porous charcoal to help a person if they have ingested certain poisons.

CHICAGO (AP) _ Activated charcoal, a poison antidote used in emergency rooms for decades, can be easily used in children at home and may help prevent a trip to the hospital, a study found.