Description

Gentian Violet

• Gentian Violet can be used to treat fungal infections, including fungal skin infections, and oral and vaginal thrush

• It may also be active against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• Gentian Violet uses can also treat oral hairy leukoplakia (white plaques on the edges of the tongue), which occurs in patients with weakened immune systems

• Gentian Violet can also be used in blood banks to prevent blood transmission of Chagas disease

• Can be used as a dye to stain structures in the eye (e.g. during eye surgery)

• Can be used to prevent infection in the umbilical cord stump in newborns

• Helps to control some intestinal parasitic worms (e.g. threadworm)

• Used in labs or school labs as the basis of the Gram stain to detect the presence of Gram-Positive bacteria

• gentian violet for thrush can also treat superficial bacterial skin infections such as boils, eczema, leg ulcers