> What I was surprised about was drinking it! That was new
> to me.
Gentian violet used to be used for worms, and people used to take
capsules of it to treat worms. Don't know if it worked, but I don't
think it did anything bad. I don't think it matters much if the baby
drinks a little.
> As a wise doctor once told my Father: "There is a little bit of poison in
> everything." All medicines have to be used correctly to see their benefit,
> and they can be potentially harmful if misused/overused.
We used to say, "All drugs are poisons, with some beneficial side
effects"
Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC