Coix and Adzuki Bean Soup
Ingredients
- Coix seed (yiyiren) 30g
- Adzuki beans 15g
- Rock sugar small amount (optional)
Principle
Coix strengthens spleen and percolates damp; adzuki promotes urination and reduces swelling. When phlegm-damp obstructs the middle, turbid phlegm veils the clear orifices—the pair strengthens spleen, drains damp, transforms phlegm, and lowers turbidity.
Effects & uses
Suitable for phlegm-damp middle obstruction vertigo with chest oppression, nausea, head heavy as if wrapped, white greasy coating—often from greasy diet (syndrome differentiation required).
Method
- Rinse coix and adzuki; soak 2 hours; simmer until soft; use less or no sugar if damp is heavy.
How to use
- Drink soup and eat beans, 3–4 times per week.
Caution
Not for excessive use with spleen-stomach deficiency-cold or loose stools. Use coix cautiously in pregnancy. Not a substitute for medication.
Source
Population Health News “Frequent vertigo—mind brain health” TCM nursing plan (Jiang Minwei, Luxian Hospital of TCM). To be manually verified.