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Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Old Cucumber Soup

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and damp and support clearer skin

In short: Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Old Cucumber Soup is a soup that Traditionally used to clear summer heat and damp and support clearer skin. It is most often made for cooling & summer heat, skin & natural beauty. Total time about 2 hr 15 min. Key ingredients: old cucumber, hyacinth beans, figs, lean pork.

By · Published under our editorial policy · Research library

Prep
15 min
Cook
2 hr
Total
2 hr 15 min
Makes
1.2–1.5 L
Cooling & Summer HeatSkin & Natural Beauty
Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Old Cucumber Soup

Why people make this soup

When the weather turns hot and the air gets heavy with humidity, a lot of younger folks find their skin acting up — breakouts, eczema, that uncomfortable flushed feeling. In the food-therapy tradition this is often read as “damp and heat.” This old-cucumber soup is the kind of thing Nourilo reaches for in muggy season: it is light, savory, and traditionally thought to strengthen the spleen, drain damp, and cool internal heat, while being gentle enough to drink as a family soup.

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

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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