Soups
Green Olive Radish Water Chestnut Fig Soup (Qing Lan Qing Luo Bo Ma Ti Wu Hua Guo Tang)
Traditionally clears heat and soothes the throat
In short: Green Olive Radish Water Chestnut Fig Soup (Qing Lan Qing Luo Bo Ma Ti Wu Hua Guo Tang) is a soup that Traditionally clears heat and soothes the throat. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, sleep & calm, oral & throat comfort. Total time about 1 hr 15 min. Key ingredients: water chestnuts, figs.
Why people make this soup
Green Chinese olives (qing lan) are a seasonal treat — they start out a little sour and astringent, but chew them and the taste turns sweet — and they are traditionally valued for a sore, swollen throat and feverish thirst. Pairing them with green radish makes the old “Green Dragon White Tiger” soup that people once relied on to soothe the throat in flu season. Add water chestnut, traditionally good for clearing children’s “heatiness,” and figs, said to help a sore throat and hoarse voice, and you have a refreshing, heat-clearing soup the whole family can enjoy.
Safety first — read before you cook
This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
- take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
- have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.
Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes
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