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Soybean Sprout, Snow Fungus and Tofu Soup
Traditionally used to nourish yin and clear excess heat causing mouth ulcers and sore throat
In short: Soybean Sprout, Snow Fungus and Tofu Soup is a soup that Traditionally used to nourish yin and clear excess heat causing mouth ulcers and sore throat. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, digestive wellness, sleep & calm. Total time about 105 min. Key ingredients: soybean sprouts, snow fungus, figs, lean pork.
Why people make this soup
Burning the midnight oil is almost a badge of honour in modern city life — but Nourilo has seen the consequences up close, in the patients and readers who reach out after weeks of late nights. The pattern is predictable: dry mouth, scratchy throat, mouth ulcers appearing one after another, a low-grade irritability, maybe some acne. In Chinese food medicine, this cluster of symptoms is associated with what practitioners call “yin deficiency with rising fire” — the body’s cooling, nourishing reserves depleted, leaving internal heat to flare upward.
This soup works gently to rehydrate and nourish from within. Soybean sprouts clear stomach heat; snow fungus is one of the most prized yin-nourishing foods in the Chinese kitchen; firm tofu cools and soothes; dried figs moisten and lubricate. The whole family can eat this — it is light, naturally sweet and completely unpretentious.
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.
- Snow fungus
The Tremella fuciformis groups showed greater improvements than placebo in subjective memory complaint scores, short-term memory and executive function tests. Adverse event frequency was similar across high-dose, low-dose and placebo groups.Limitation: Small sample with only 15 people in the placebo group and a short 8-week duration; the brain imaging findings were exploratory.PubMed 29319408
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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