HEMATOXYLIN SOLUTIONS

Hematoxylin is a natural product extracted from the heartwood of Hematoxylon campechianum trees using hot water and precipitated from solution using urea. When hematoxylin is oxidized, it yields the dye hematein. Oxidation can take place naturally via “ripening” in air (such as in the case of Ehrlich’s Hematoxylin or Delafield’s Hematoxylin solutions) or, more commonly, […]