Natrum Sulfuratum

Sodium sulphide, Na 2 S.

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, oesophagus, 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.