It could be a good idea to research vetinarian studies on gentian violet. It is often used in vet medicin as an antisepic agent. Iam aware of he problems of applying animal studies to humans, but it could give an idea. Warmly greeting, Gonneke **************************************************** Gonneke van Veldhuizen IBCLC,LLLL, MOM, primairyschool teacher ***************************************************** eurolac centre for breastfeeding information and education <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/gonneke29/">http://www.geocities.com/gonneke29</A> *************************************************************** *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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