• It is a condition in which Ghalīz Sawdāwī Rīh (Thick choleric vapour) is produced within the intestines, reaching occasionally to the other parts of the body, especially lower abdomin.
• It is caused by Riyāh Ghalīz (Thick vapours), produced by Sawdā’ (Black bile).
• It is characterized by colicky pain, gastric flatulence, gurgling and general weakness.

• Joshānda-i Aftīmūn
•  Oral administration of powder of Post-i Bekh-i Kibr (Root bark of Capparis spinosa, Linn.)  1part and  Sa‘tar Fārsī (Zataria multiflora, Boiss.) ½ part.
•  Oral administration of powder of Hiltīt Biryān (Roasted asafoetida) 480 mg., Bekh-i Kibr (Root of Capparis spinosa, Linn.) 1 gm. mixed with Gulqand.
•  Oral administration of powder of Aftīmūn (Cuscuta reflexa, Roxb.) with Mā’ al-Jubn.
• Oral administration of Muqil (Balsamodendron mukul, Hook.) 1 gm ., mixed with Itrīfal Kishnīzī, 12 gm. along with lukewarm water.
•  Oral administration of Shīra of Khiyārayn (Cucumis sativus, Linn.) with Sharbat Dīnār.
•  Oral administration of the decoction of Hulba (Trigonella foenum-graeceum, Linn.).

Compound drugs:

• Aghziya Muwallidāt-i Sawdā’;The foods which produce an excessive quantity of black bile in the body e.g. buffalo meat, cabbage, brinjal, etc.
• Aghziya Munaffikha; The foods liable to produce flatus and vapours e.g. cabbage, pea, brinjal, cauliflower, beans, turnip, etc.

• Dalk (Massage)
• Hammām (Bath);It is bath, medically used for producing moistness/dryness/compactness/rarefaction in the skin/body.
• Riyāzat (Exercise)
• Fasd-i Bāslīq (Bloodletting through basilic vein)
• Fasd-i Sāfin (Bloodletting through saphenous vein)
• Hijāma (Cupping) on anal region.

• Mā’ al-Jubn;Goat milk is boiled and a sour substance is added to it, so that the suspended albumins are clotted and separated from the liquid component. It is then filtered and whey is obtained.

• Regimens producing black bile to be avoided