The efficacy and functions of five-bean soup are to dispel summer heat, nourish yin and promote the production of body fluid, and strengthen the spleen and kidneys. However, if you are not feeling well, you should seek medical advice from your physician before treatment.
The actual composition of Five Bean Soup is four beans and one herb, which are mung bean, black bean, red lentil, white lentil and raw licorice.
Among them, mung beans are sweet and cold in nature, which can eliminate summer heat and water, clear heat and detoxification; black beans enter the kidney meridian, which can nourish yin and tonify the kidney, benefit the essence of the eyes, and benefit water; red lentil enters the heart meridian, which can detoxify carbuncles, and reduce water retention and swelling.
White lentil into the spleen and stomach meridian, can eliminate heat and dampness, spleen and diarrhea; raw licorice can be harmonized with all the drugs (harmonization of different Chinese medicines), to strengthen the effect of diuresis, slow down the cold nature of the medicine. Together, the five herbs can eliminate heatstroke and clear away heat, nourish Yin and promote the production of body fluid, strengthen the spleen and benefit the kidneys.
Patients with signs of heatstroke are advised to go to the hospital as soon as possible for treatment, and medicines should be used under the guidance of a physician to avoid affecting the condition.