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My grandfather worked in the jungle for a mining company when he was young. In his first aid kit, there was always a small bottle of a black liquid that stung like hell but would seal any superficial wound instantly.

​Over the years, he made sure we always had a bottle at home. When I was a kid, I cut my finger and it was starting to turn into an ulcer; my grandfather applied that liquid with some gauze. It stopped the infection right away, although it did leave a nasty scar.

​He passed away a while ago, and when I tried going to pharmacies to ask for Ferric Chloride, they didn't even know it existed. Every time I see a doctor or a nurse, I ask them about it, but none of them seem to know what it is either. When I look it up online, the only results I find are about using it for etching metal...

Mi abuelo trabajo en la selvas para una empresa minera cuando era joven y en el kit de primeros auxilios había un frasquito con un líquido negro que dolía bastante pero tapaba cualquier herida superficial.

El se encargó que a lo largo de los años siempre tuviéramos un frasquito en casa. Cuando era niño me corté un dedo y estaba comenzado a convertirse en úlcera, mi abuelo me aplicó ese líquido con una gasa y paro la infección aunque me dejó una cicatriz fea.

El murió hace un tiempo y cuando trate de ir a farmacias a preguntar por el cloruro de hierro ni sabían que existía, cada vez que voy a un médico o me atiende una enfermera les pregunto pero ninguno sabe tampoco. Busco en Internet y solo me sale que se usa para grabado en metales.

My grandfather worked in the jungle for a mining company when he was young. In his first aid kit, there was always a small bottle of a black liquid that stung like hell but would seal any superficial wound instantly.

Over the years, he made sure we always had a bottle at home. When I was a kid, I cut my finger and it was starting to turn into an ulcer; my grandfather applied that liquid with some gauze. It stopped the infection right away, although it did leave a nasty scar.

He passed away a while ago, and when I tried going to pharmacies to ask for Ferric Chloride, they didn't even know it existed. Every time I see a doctor or a nurse, I ask them about it, but none of them seem to know what it is either. When I look it up online, the only results I find are about using it for etching metal.