Does gentian violet work on fungi besides Candida? I got to thinking about the fingernail/toenail fungus that some people - including some of my extended family - have, that supposedly can be cleared up only with many months of systemic fungicide. And yet... if you ask most of the medical profession, the preferred treatment for thrush is the one that's more complicated to use, less effective, more expensive, and requires a prescription. Could it be that humble gentian violet works on nails as well and just doesn't have a good marketing plan? As an experiment, and because I have a suspect toe myself, I've cut the nail as shortshortshort as possible and painted with gv, and have urged my pinky-infected nephew to consider the same. I plan to do so daily for a few weeks at least. But do the wise heads of lactnet know whether this is a silly venture, or whether the gv will indeed work if we can get it far enough under the nail? Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC Ithaca, NY *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html