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Fuzzy Gourd, Adzuki Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Pork Shin Soup

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and drain dampness

In short: Fuzzy Gourd, Adzuki Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Pork Shin Soup is a soup that Traditionally used to clear summer heat and drain dampness. It is most often made for cooling & summer heat, blood sugar balance, everyday balance. Total time about 1 hr 45 min. Key ingredients: adzuki beans, hyacinth beans, tangerine peel, lean pork.

By · Published under our editorial policy · Research library

Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr 30 min
Total
1 hr 45 min
Makes
1.2–1.5 L
Cooling & Summer HeatBlood Sugar BalanceEveryday Balance
Fuzzy Gourd, Adzuki Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Pork Shin Soup

Why people make this soup

After Minor Heat (Xiaoshu) the weather turns sweltering, so Nourilo likes to cook with seasonal melons. Winter melon soup is a favorite, but fuzzy gourd is great too — and cheap. Fuzzy gourd is actually the tender young form of winter melon, with a fuzzy skin and traditionally seen as even more supportive of healthy vital energy. It is associated with generating fluids, quenching thirst and draining dampness. This soup is a lovely choice for the hottest days.

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
  • Tangerine peel · Randomized controlled trial, 72 participants · 2025
    The tangerine peel drink group showed significant reductions in body weight and triglycerides after the intervention compared with the control group (p < 0.05). Safety markers showed no adverse effects. Gut microbiota and serum metabolite profiles also differed.Limitation: Small pilot trial with only 55 of 72 participants completing. The fermented product is not the same as plain tangerine peel, and the control group is not described.PubMed 40225325

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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