Potassium permanganate, chemically known as potassium permanganate (KMnO4), is a purple crystal. It has many benefits, such as washing vegetables or fruits, treating certain diseases such as hemorrhoids, cleaning athlete's foot, cleaning blisters, treating scabies, purulent scabies, and wounds from scratching. In addition, potassium permanganate is used to kill germs, clean fish equipment, and wash fresh bait before feeding fish for good hygiene.
✅Benefits and uses of potassium permanganate
- Used to kill germs in water, fight fungi, bacteria, and algae, and can be used as a bleach. However, it must be left for at least 30 minutes before using the water. For example, in urgent cases during floods when there is no clean water available, potassium permanganate with a concentration of about 1-4% can also be used to remove iron and magnesium that are mixed in water. It can also eliminate the smell of soil and musty smell from water.
- Used to clean aquariums, fish ponds, and fish tanks to kill germs, fungi, and eliminate bacteria. By opening the water in the tank and putting in potassium permanganate to soak for 1 night.
-Use to disinfect decorative items for beauty, such as aquatic plants, rocks, logs, etc., for confidence before putting them in the aquarium, soak them in potassium permanganate water first.
-Using potassium permanganate to treat hemorrhoids can help reduce or relieve inflammation and swelling of hemorrhoids.
-Use potassium permanganate to wash vegetables in the household. Potassium permanganate can be used as a disinfectant, fungus, and bacteria in vegetables and fruits very well. It is popularly mixed with water (use about 4-5 flakes mixed with about 4-5 liters of water) and soak vegetables, fruits, and various meats. Which not only helps to kill germs But can also be used to wash away chemicals that remain in vegetables and fruits.