Almond Juice, Ginkgo Nut, Walnut and Euryale Soup

Why people make this soup

Asthma in children is one of the most distressing things for a parent to deal with — the wheezing, the interrupted sleep, the repeated doctor visits. In traditional Chinese food therapy, prolonged respiratory weakness in children is associated with a pattern of deficiency affecting the lungs, spleen, and kidneys together. When a child is in a calm period — no active wheezing, no fever, no acute illness — this is the right time to gently build up their constitution with nourishing food.

Nourilo recommends this soup specifically for the remission phase of childhood asthma. It brings together ingredients that traditional food therapy considers beneficial for the respiratory system and the body’s foundational energy: ginkgo nuts to help ease wheezing, walnuts to warm and support the kidneys, euryale seeds to strengthen the spleen, and almond powder to moisten the lungs. It is a pleasant, mildly sweet soup that the whole family can drink.