Unani Medicine : Flatulence

Formation of gas or flatus in the stomach is primarily due to improper digestion as waste matter goes on putrefying in the intestines and leads to severe flatulence and distension of the stomach.

Suggested Treatment:

Foment the abdomen with cloth or cotton wool, which has been soaked in a mixture of hot water with asafetida (heeng).

Apply a mixture of six grams of turpentine oil which is mixed with twelve grams of castor oil on the abdomen. Warm leaves of the castor tree may be wrapped over the abdomen.