Chemically, potassium permanganate is an oxidizing agent, and a strong one at that, being an acidic oxidizing agent. This oxidizing agent has many modes of action and industrial uses. The main medical use is as an antiseptic, which is very effective for storing substances that are prone to corrosion. On top of this, because of its strong oxidizing properties, it also has certain anti-inflammatory, disinfectant and bactericidal effects. For example, it can be used for anti-inflammatory, disinfecting and sterilizing for the infection of bacillus and coccus in the vagina, urethra, and pelvis, urinary system, and it can be applied in surgical operations, such as rectal, anal, perianal operations or gynecological operations, such as vestibular dystrophy, or after the operation of female pelvis and cervix, it can be used to take the sitz bath of potassium permanganate, and it can play a disinfecting, sterilizing and antioxidant role.