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Beetroot and Red Legume Vegetable Soup

traditionally used to nourish blood, support a healthy complexion, and strengthen memory and vitality

In short: Beetroot and Red Legume Vegetable Soup is a soup that traditionally used to nourish blood, support a healthy complexion, and strengthen memory and vitality. It is most often made for skin & natural beauty, energy & vitality, blood nourishment. Total time about 110 min. Key ingredients: beetroot, red beans, red dates, chestnuts.

By · Published under our editorial policy · Research library

Prep
20 min
Cook
90 min
Total
110 min
Makes
1.2–1.5 L
Skin & Natural BeautyEnergy & VitalityBlood NourishmentEveryday Balance
Beetroot and Red Legume Vegetable Soup

Why people make this soup

In Hong Kong’s high-pressure, long-hours culture, Nourilo has noticed how many middle-aged people walk around with a pale, sallow, or lacklustre complexion — signs that, in Chinese food therapy, point to a combination of qi deficiency and blood insufficiency. The symptoms are familiar: feeling perpetually tired, getting out of breath on slopes, speaking with low energy, feeling cold, sweating without exertion, and struggling to sleep deeply. When the brain is not getting enough nourishment through the blood, dizziness, poor memory, and even hair thinning can follow.

The remedy in food therapy has a simple visual logic: red foods nourish blood. Beetroot, red-skinned peanuts, red beans, red dates, and goji berries are all associated with supporting blood production in the traditional framework. Nourilo’s soup brings all of these together in a beautiful, naturally sweet broth that is also fully vegan-friendly.

What studies say about the key ingredients

Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.

  • Adzuki beans · Randomized crossover trial, 10 participants · 2019
    Adzuki bean meals had a low glycemic index (21–51 range reported with lotus seed), whereas other starchy foods did not differ significantly from rice. Adzuki bean hydrolysis index was lower than other test foods.Limitation: Only ten healthy participants and acute single-meal responses, so effects in people with diabetes or with regular intake are unknown.PubMed 30875961 · 1 more adzuki beans study
  • Red dates · Meta-analysis, 483 participants · 2025
    Jujube was associated with significantly lower BMI and triglycerides, and lower fasting blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. LDL and total cholesterol fell only in some subgroups. HDL, AST and ALT did not change significantly.Limitation: The authors state the overall quality of the evidence is limited, and results varied significantly by dose, treatment duration and disease type.PubMed 40399274 · 3 more red dates studies

From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.

Safety first — read before you cook

This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:

  • are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
  • take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
  • have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.

Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes

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