rhubarb (radix et rhizoma rhei; da huang)

purging heat, loosening the bowels, removing heat from the blood, clearing away toxins, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

mirabilite (natrii sulphas; mang xiao)

softening hard masses by purgation and clearing away heat and toxins.

hemp seed (fructus cannabis; huo ma ren)

moistening the bowels to relieve constipation.

bush-cherry seed (semen pruni; yu li ren)

moistening the bowels to relieve constipation and inducing diuresis to eliminate edema.

knoxia root (radix knoxiae; da ji)

removing water retention, subduing swelling and resolving mass.