It is usually used for thrush (a fungal infection).
Gentian violet is a dye and an antiseptic.
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1) take 10gm of gentian violet. then add to them: 2) Alcohol 70% ( H2O).... to 1000 ml
Traditional antifungal drugs such as.gentian violet (also known as crystal violet)
fungi
it is spelled gentian and it is a violet color
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it stains the nucleus of wbcs
Gentian Violet
It's a reference to the use of Gentian Violet in order to treat various venereal diseases as was common in WWI. Gentian Violet is also used as a purple die. General Patton was insinuating that all of the Japanese soldiers were infected with STD's as a tool for further demonizing the enemy.
As far as my mother was concerned if any bit of me was injured on went the iodine which made it hurt even more. She was a firm believer ion 'if it didn't hurt it wasn't doing any good. The one exception was impetigo which covered my face. She and the doctor used gentian violet for that! It wasn't conducive to vanity.
3 ml glacial acetic acid, 1ml of 1% gentian violet and 100 ml distilled water