Iplastri yokwenza isithutha esikhuphukayo - iplastri yorhinitisi ngumdlalo wokugcina owenzelwe izithutha zaseChina, izinhlobo ezinhlelweni zayo zingaba i-musk, i-cohosh, i-clove, i-wind, i-cicadonia, i-peppermint, i-asarum, i-licorice, i-angelica dahurica kanye namanye amithi yezimbewu zaseChina okuthiwa kuyi-medicine, leli thutha linikeza ukuthi kwenzeke ukweluleka kwesifo sokuhamba kwesikhumba esinamaphoyisa. Lisebenzisa ukwenza kube kuncike abantu abakhulekayo, ukunquma kwesikhumba, ukugcina kwesikhumba, ukuphuzuka kwesikhumba (amanzi amhlophe), ukukhala, ukuphazamisa kanye nokungabi nokubona okungenamandla.