Lacticum acidum
Remedy of diabetes and morning sickness. Copious, pale, sugary urine. Rheumatic pains, especially in joints. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy — intensely sour. Ravenous hunger with nausea. Trembling and weakness.
Source
Prepared from lactic acid (C3H6O3), diluted and potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Diabetes — copious, pale, sugary urine with ravenous hunger. Morning sickness of pregnancy with intense sourness. Rheumatic pains — flying, shifting, in joints and muscles. Nausea with salivation. Ravenous hunger that isn't satisfied. Trembling, weakness. Hot, flushed feeling.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, cannot concentrate. Depressed. Restless.
General Symptoms
Diabetes and rheumatism. Worse from motion, smoking, morning. Better from eating, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Diabetes — copious, pale, sugary urine. Polyuria. Frequent urging.
Stomach
Morning sickness — intense nausea with sour vomiting. Ravenous hunger not satisfied by eating. Waterbrash. Hot flushed feeling with nausea.
Extremities
Rheumatic pains — flying, shifting from joint to joint. Weakness. Trembling.
Mouth
Copious salivation with nausea. Sour taste.
Modalities
Better From
Eating, rest
Worse From
Motion, smoking, morning, pregnancy
Constitutional Type
Diabetics. Pregnant women with severe morning sickness. Rheumatic types.
Clinical Indications
Diabetes, morning sickness, rheumatism (flying pains), nausea of pregnancy, ravenous hunger with nausea
Comparative Materia Medica
Robinia has intense acidity but worse at night. Iris versicolor has sour vomiting but periodic. Colchicum has rheumatic pains with nausea from cooking smells.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Lactic acid is produced naturally in muscles during exercise and in fermented foods. Non-toxic in normal amounts. Excess causes acidosis. Safe in all potencies.
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