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.
Activated charcoal is most effective if itâs administered within the first hour of ingestion of the toxin. 1  However, there are some substances that activated charcoal does not work on: 2  Alcohol. 3  Cyanide. 4  Metals such as iron and lithium. 5  Certain acids that quickly damage internal tissues.