methylene blue dye

Blue methylene dye is used in labs to stain cells and sold in pet stores to treat tropical fish for fungal infections. It has anti-malarial properties as well.

Blue Dye Kills Malaria Parasites — But There Is One Catch

10:09pm February 09, 2018

by Courtney Columbus

Methylene blue used to be an anti-malarial treatment but fell out of favor. Researchers wondered, what if it were added to a current medication?