Two-Peel Red Bean Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes diuresis and reduces swelling; strengthens the spleen and dispels dampness. Suitable for the recovery phase of urinary tract infections.
the decoction is cold in nature; avoid overuse in those with weakened middle yang or chronic debility; prolonged use of the diuretic action can deplete yin and fluids; those with inadequate yin should be cautious
Commentary
At the head stands Adzuki beans, the sovereign, with neutral nature and sweet, sour flavor, having Heart, Small Intestine tropism; it promotes urination, drains dampness, reduces swelling and removes toxins, underpinning the principal thrust of the decoction. The ministerial support — white grass root (cold in nature and sweet in flavor, with Lung, Stomach, Bladder tropism, clears heat, stops bleeding and promotes urination), and corn silk (of neutral nature and sweet, bland flavor, entering the Bladder, Liver, Gallbladder, promotes urination, drains damp-heat and calms the liver) — reinforces the sovereign’s main effect and coordinates the drug strength. Finished with winter melon peel, harmonizing the stomach and supporting dietary nourishment, and watermelon rind, harmonizing the stomach and supporting dietary nourishment, the formula attains a regulated, neither-excess nor-deficient balance. Viewed as a whole, the formula addresses the damp-heat in the lower jiao presentation, treating both root and branch.