Merbromin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Merbromin (marketed as Mercurochrome , Merbromine , Sodium mercurescein , Asceptichrome , Supercrome and Cinfacromin ) is a topical antiseptic used for minor cuts and scrapes. Merbromin i...
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My parents swore by mercurochrome. They thought it was the best cure for athlete's foot and they used it for injuries. I tried to refuse it, opting for just scrubbing out the wound. I didn't know about the mercury controversy at that time, but I detested that stain that took days to go away.
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11 I acquired a third degree burn on the inside of my thigh, and applied a combination of mercurochrome and aloe from the plant twice a day and it healed quickly and without a trace of a scar. I'm a believer in mercurochrome and have been f...
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The sale of Mercurochrome was banned in the United States in 1992. The ban was not supported by any study concluding the stuff caused mercury poisoning. ... No, no--Grandmothers (Grannie) used Mercurochrome. Mamas used merthiolate. Lots of it. Especially useful as a threat tool to prevent stupidity injuries.
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I had skin surgery recently and was told to apply Mercurochrome to aid in scarless healing. The product, once widely available, is sold by only one vendor in Boise, and I'm told they manufacture their own. ... nonetheless thimerosal is no longer used in most vaccines, flu shots being the chief exception.
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Hotter weather birds will need less starch and proteins, which are often used in colder climates to build up body fat. Similarly, birds that will be used for showing ... Eye Ointment Mercurochrome: Used in the treatment of small cuts. Sprays: Sprays or solutions for common problems like red mites should be kept on hand.
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Mercuric salts as Mercurochrome used as a common antiseptic may cause dermatitis. Phenyl mercuric salts used in glue or gelatin waving solution, in cosmetic industry as a preservative, in agriculture as insecticide and fungicide.
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Mercury-containing medicines, such as the Blue Mass pill and Mercurochrome, were used in the 1800s and 1900s. A study released in 2001 in Perspectives in Biology and Medicine suggested that Abraham Lincoln used the Blue Mass pill, and had violent rages caused by them.
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While Mercurochrome is now widely used as a general antiseptic by physicians and is employed throughout the world in the first aid care of wounds, it was originally introduced to the medical profession as a urinary antiseptic.
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