Download MSDS (pdf format)Basic fuchsin is used for making carbol fuchsin, required for staining acid fast microorganisms with the Ziehl-Neelsen stain. It is not suitable for Schiff's reagent. For that, please see pararosaniline. Please refer to the StainsFile web pages for a
full description of basic fuchsin, and for information on the individual dyes which are constituents of that mixture.
