NATRUM SULFURATUM.
Sodium sulphide, Na2S.
Preparation
, Triturations, or solution in
distilled water.
Authority.
Chantourelle, Acad. Royal. de
Méd., 1825 (Orfila’s Toxicologie), effects of 45 grammes, given by
mistake for Natrum sulfuricum, to a
girl of twenty-five.►
Great heat of the mouth, fauces,
œsophagus, and stomach. ► Sensation
of constriction in the throat. ►
Swallowing painful. ► Thirst. ► Great efforts to vomit (immediately). ► Constant ineffectual efforts to vomit;
she vomited some whitish liquid, with streaks and clots of blood, and a
thin semitransparent piece of membrane, which seemed to come from the
lining of the stomach. ► Burning
pains in the epigastrium. ► Frequent
colic pains. ► Sensation as though
she would suffocate. ► Pulse strong
and rapid (after some hours). ► Pulse
irregular, small, and slow. ► Patient
very weak and pale. ► Skin cold.® 2000
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