Lab Chemical
MERCUROUS CHLORIDE
Product code RXSOL-60-6604-939
MERCUROUS CHLORIDE
Description
corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant.
Mercuric chloride was used to disinfect wounds by Arab physicians in the Middle Ages but modern medicine has since deemed it unsafe for use.
Application
Application
Mercurous chloride finds uses as a purgative (laxative), and in the preparation of insecticides and medicines. It has also been used to treat infections of intestinal worms and as a fungicide (a substance used to kill fungi and prevent fungal growth) in agriculture.