Re: Merthiolate

[Guest guest]

Do any of the experts in thimerosal have any information regarding

possible toxicity of merthiolate? It is thimerosal. It was certainly

painted on lots of cuts and scrapes in children in the past. Any

history of acute onset autism after merthiolate exposure?

(Mercurochrome is another, different, mercurial compound called

merbromin. Any problems with it? It was the preferred antiseptic when I

was growing up, as it didn't sting like merthiolate, which came as a

tincture (= in alcohol).)

Thanks.

Kahler

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I read that about the scientist who died of a drop of mercury

here http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller14.html It was

dimethyl-mercury.

However, the thimerosal and mercurochrome (by the way, what is the

form of mercury in it?) are dissolved in an aquous solution or

something. If it was the pure stuff, we would all be gone by now :-)

In my childhood these two " antiseptics " (it's now more than proved

that they're inefficient) were also widely used for scraped knees and

other little bruises that bled. I thought that any cut that bled gave

access to the bloodstream, I mean, that's why people catch diseases

like rabbies and tetanus. So that argument is fallacious. It probably

doesn't contaminate as much as it would if it were applied to a

complex wound, but still... not enough to make it " safe " .

Ahhh.... our toxic childhood... *sigh*

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> When I was a kid mercurochrome was used liberally on scraped (and

bleeding) knees. There's info about a scientist (from Duke, I think)

who go a drop of mercury on her hands from using the wrong kind of

gloves and died.

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