Aqueous solutions of methylene blue or fuchsin have little or no bactericidal action, even in dilutions as low as 1-200 and 1-500. 2. Aqueous solutions of gentian violet have a marked disinfectant ...

However, internet sleuths believe it was methylene blue, a substance originally used as a Victorian-era medicine and now known for disinfecting fish tanks. The video went viral after Vance Elrod ...

Misinformation about methylene blue in its dye form – often used as a disinfectant to clean out fish tanks – has garnered attention on social media. Celebrities, social media influencers and ...

Though its medical applications have declined with the advent of modern treatments, methylene blue still finds use today—in laboratories, aquariums (as a fish tank disinfectant), and niche ...