This product belongs to triphenylmethane dye disinfectant, which can compete with microbial enzyme system to make the enzyme enter an inactive oxidation state and play a bactericidal role. It mainly kills gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus, Diphtheria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans and Trichophyton epidermidis, but has little effect on other gram-negative bacteria and acid-fast bacilli. This product has low toxicity, no irritation to tissues, and can coagulate with necrotic tissues to form a protective film with astringent effect.

It has been reported that according to the experiment of the Wildlife Rescue Center under the Massachusetts International Animal Welfare Foundation, the absorption of methyl violet by animals will cause cancer. Some water turtles have rotten skin, and abandoned wild animals are infected and ulcerated. After using purple liquid medicine, the whole body skin shrinks and skin cells proliferate abnormally. At the same time, the visceral function is damaged due to skin absorption, and the probability of cancer in experimental animals is higher than the normal range. Especially for animals with obvious wounds or severe saprophytic infections. It is forbidden to use methyl violet solution, and some countries stipulate that this product can only be used for local undamaged skin, and oral administration is strictly prohibited. However, there is no monitoring report of adverse reactions caused by methyl violet in China at present.