Natrum Lacticum
Allen, Supplement to the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica, 1879, Vol. X, p. 600
Sodium lactate.
Authorities. 1, Prefer, Centrabl. F. Med. Wiss., 35,1875 (Amer. Obs., 1875, p. 307), effects of Natrum lacticum when subcutaneously injected, or given internally in large doses; the same from fresh, and especially sour milk, when, and very concentrated sugar water; 2, Botticher, Berlin Khu. W och., 1877, p. 538, effects of large doses.
Unusual hunger and thirst (in some cases),^—Vomiting (effects of very large doses),'’.—Great weakness of the lower extremities, analogous to the anxiety tibiarum noticed after great physical exertion,^—Rheumatoid pains have been noticed (Senator, Berlin Med. Woch., July, 1876),''’.—■ Hyi )ii()tic effects occur in about one-third of the cases, sometimes simply making the normal sleep more prolonged and sounder; in other cases it causes an abnormal sensation of fatigue, yawning, and sleepiness,“.—Sleep,’.