Soups
Fresh Chinese Yam, White Pepper Corn & Pork Tripe Soup
Traditionally used to warm the stomach, dispel cold, and ease stomach pain or nausea
In short: Fresh Chinese Yam, White Pepper Corn & Pork Tripe Soup is a soup that Traditionally used to warm the stomach, dispel cold, and ease stomach pain or nausea. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, digestive wellness. Total time about 150 min. Key ingredients: chinese yam, ginger, pork spare ribs.
Why people make this soup
The peppercorn-and-pork-tripe soup is one of the most beloved cold-weather comfort soups in the Cantonese kitchen. White peppercorns are gently warming — peppery in fragrance but not searingly hot — and are traditionally associated with calming stomach pain caused by cold, easing nausea, and relieving vomiting of clear fluids. Pork tripe (the stomach lining of a pig) has long been used in Chinese food therapy under the principle of “like nourishes like” — it is thought to benefit the stomach and build digestive strength. Added to this classic base, Nourilo incorporated a fresh root of Chinese yam, which provides a mild, starchy sweetness and is traditionally used to strengthen the stomach and spleen. Together with tangy salted mustard greens and pork ribs for body, this is a full meal-soup that warms you from the inside out.
What studies say about the key ingredients
Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.
- Ginger
Overall, acute and delayed nausea and vomiting did not differ significantly between ginger and control groups. A subgroup taking 1 g/day or less for over four days had less acute vomiting (OR 0.30).Limitation: Clinical heterogeneity between trials required subgroup analyses, and the authors state that sufficiently large, high-quality RCTs are still needed.PubMed 36501010 · 3 more ginger studies
From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.
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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