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Product Name: Crystal Violet
Synonyms: Methylrosanilnium Chloride Solution,Gentian Violet,Gentian,Basic Violet,Methyl Violet,Hexamethylpararosaniline Chloride
CAS: 548-62-9
EINECS: 208-953-6
MF: C25H34Cl2N3
MW: 407.98
Melting Point: 205 ℃
Appearance: Green Powder
Application: Mainly used as dermatologic medicine raw material,and for dying.
Crystal violet or gentian violet is a triarylmethane dye used as a histological stain and in Gram's method of classifying bacteria. Crystal violet has antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties and was formerly important as a topical antiseptic.
Gentian violet has antibacterial, antifungal, antihelminithic, antitrypanosomal, antiangiogenic, and antitumor properties.
It is used medically for these properties, in particular for dentistry, and is also known as "pyoctanin" (or "pyoctanine"). It is commonly used for:
Marking the skin for surgery preparation and allergy testing.
Candida albicans and related infections, such as thrush, yeast infections, tinea, athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
Impetigo, used primarily before the advent of antibiotics, but still useful to persons who may be allergic to penicillin.
In resource-limited settings, gentian violet is used to manage burn wounds,inflammation of the umbilical cord stump (omphalitis) in the neonatal period,oral candidiasis in HIV-infected patients and mouth ulcers in children with measles. |
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