Kelp, Rehmannia and Mung Bean Soup

Why people make this soup

In humid weather, young people often break out in stubborn pimples and acne, especially around the face and head — not a serious illness, Nourilo notes, but one that lingers for days and quietly wears on a person. This cooling soup of kelp, raw rehmannia and mung beans is traditionally used to clear heat, cool the blood and ease the damp-heat that feeds those breakouts.

Method

1. Soften the tender kelp in boiling water; rinse the rehmannia, mung beans and tangerine peel.
2. Put everything in a pot, add water and simmer about 1 hour.
3. Stir in rock sugar until dissolved. Serve.

Nourilo’s Tips

This soup also suits people with heat in the blood who get skin sores and boils; you can add lean pork and drink it as an everyday family soup.