In the scientific field , methylene blue is known as methylthionine chloride, it is a dye used as a dye to pigment some parts of a person's body, before or during surgery. Doctors basically use it as an antiseptic and internal cauterizer.
It is also used as paint in stains for observations made through a microscope, and to paint the results in laboratories, since it has the ability to color urine and feces. Finally it is also used in the treatment to decrease methemoglobin. Among its characteristics is that it is an element composed of crystals, of a bright dark green color, it has no odor and is not altered by air.
It can be easily dissolved in water and prudently in alcohol and when in contact with them, its color transforms into a deep dark blue, it is also used to combat nail fungus, it can also be used to paint white clothes, when it is begins to turn yellowish.
In aquaculture, it is widely used to treat infections in tropical fish, it is very effective in combating the protozoan parasite, which is the one that causes infections in fish. Basically it is used to take care of the eggs recently laid by the fish, so that they are not infected by any bacteria or fungi, it is very useful if you want to artificially incubate the eggs. People can buy methylene blue without a prescription, it is generally used as a topical antiseptic.
