Carp, Adzuki Beans, and Dried Tangerine Peel Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and resolves dampness. Suitable for acute cholecystitis, acute exacerbations of chronic cholecystitis, or cases accompanied by jaundice and difficulty urinating.
those who are robust with internal accumulated heat are not suited to this formula; prolonged use of the diuretic action can deplete yin and fluids; those with inadequate yin should be cautious
Commentary
The sovereign is carp, neutral in nature and sweet in flavor, with Spleen, Kidney tropism; it promotes diuresis, reduces swelling, and promotes lactation, anchoring the central strategy of the formula. The ministerial support — adzuki beans (nature neutral, flavor sweet, sour, channeled into the Heart, Small Intestine, promotes urination, drains dampness, reduces swelling and removes toxins), and dried tangerine peel (of warm nature and pungent, bitter flavor, entering the Spleen, Lung, regulates qi, strengthens the spleen, dries dampness and dissolves phlegm) — reinforces the sovereign’s main effect and coordinates the drug strength. The combined effect is tailored to the damp-heat pattern.