In the computer industry, these abbreviations are widely used to represent major steps or generations in the evolution of programming languages.
Another of the benefits of activated charcoal is that it helps eliminate bad breath, because it cleanses both the mouth and the digestive tract. It also helps to purify the blood. It relieves symptoms of nervous diarrhea, travelerâs diarrhea (turista), spastic colon, indigestion, and peptic ulcers.
Charcoal may also be given with light therapy to help prevent jaundice (yellowing of the skin) in newborn babies. Activated charcoal particles have been studied as a drug delivery system to improve effectiveness of therapies and reduce chemotherapy agent side effects. However, more research is needed in this area.