I think it necessary to 'make a stand' against 'encroachments' of black bile.

This theory said that there were four types of fluid in the body (black, yellow bile, blood, and phlegm).

Thus, a black mood signaled an excess of black bile.

She found she could not stand to be around him; things were bad enough without his black bile.

A bitter, black bile seemed to coat his tongue.

It was not just the extensive hemorrhaging or the vomiting of black bile.

Projects "black bile" as a concussive effect from his eyes.

Eggplant was off limits (too much black bile), as were heavy wines.

A dark clot forms at the bottom (the "black bile").

Melancholia in particular was caused by an excess of black bile.