Gentiana scabra, bitter and cold in taste, has the functions of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and purging liver and gallbladder fire. Indications: Damp-heat jaundice, stranguria, red eyes, swelling and pain, bitter taste and hypochondriac pain.

Cassia seed, sweet, bitter, salty and cold in nature, has the function of entering the liver and large intestine meridian, and is mainly used for clearing away heat and improving eyesight, relaxing bowels, red eyes and swelling, headache and dizziness, and internal heat and intestinal dryness.

Chrysanthemum is bitter and slightly cold, enters the liver meridian, clears away heat and toxic materials, dissipates wind and heat, and treats dizziness, headache, wind-heat cold, red eyes, swelling and pain, sores and carbuncle.

Peony bark, commonly known as peony bark, is slightly pungent, slightly cold, clearing away heat and cooling blood, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relieving inflammation and pain, relieving spasm and dilating blood vessels, and so on.

Mother-of-pearl, salty cold, entering the heart and liver meridian, calming the liver and subduing yang, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, calming the nerves, dizziness, insomnia and dreaminess, convulsion and spasm.