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In TCM face mapping, nose acne often tracks Stomach Fire from spicy, fried, or highly processed diets. Cooling mung bean soup is a classic kitchen support. People with diarrhoea should not take it long term. Educational food therapy, not a cure claim.
Recipe
The method
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Prep beans
Rinse and soak the mung beans at least 2 hours (overnight is fine). Drain before cooking.
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Boil with pandan
Bring the water to a boil, add knotted pandan (and optional dried tangerine peel), and boil about 5 minutes for fragrance.
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Cook beans
Add the soaked beans. Simmer covered 45–60 minutes until soft and the liquid turns lightly cloudy green. Stir the sides and bottom occasionally. Top up with hot water if needed.
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Sweeten
Remove the pandan and tangerine peel. Stir in brown sugar or rock sugar (start with 3 tbsp / about 50 g) and an optional pinch of salt. Simmer 5 minutes more.
Try today Cook one pot this week if spicy or fried foods have stacked up.
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Kitchen recipes are educational, not personal medical advice. Book a consult for ongoing nose acne, gut symptoms, or if cooling foods worsen loose stools.
FAQs
Quick questions
Can I drink this every day?
Occasional cooling soup is fine for many. It is not a daily medicine dose. Ease off or stop if stools loosen.
Do I need pandan?
No. Pandan adds fragrance. The beans and simmer time matter more for the cooling food-therapy habit.
Can I add dried tangerine peel?
Yes. About 10 g dried tangerine peel (陈皮) is an optional humid-day fragrance note used in some kitchen versions. Remove it with the pandan before sweetening.
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