Common Chinese patent drugs like the health&beauty InnerPure
capsules are actually the laxative. Its active components are the
rhubarb and mirabilite. The mirabilite is a kind of mineral, whose
main component is the sodium sulfate. Once the capsule has been
taken, the contained sodium sulfate starts to take a series of
reactions The sodium sulfate is hydrolysis to produce a large
amount of sulfuric acid root ions, which are easy to be absorbed by
the intestinal mucosa. So these ions persist in the intestinal to
form the hypertonic solution, causing intestinal moisture to be not
absorbed. As a result, the intestinal volume increases to stimulate
peristalsis, resulting in diarrhea.