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Double-Fruit Walnut Soup (Ginkgo Monk-Fruit Walnut Tea)

Traditionally used to support the lungs and ease persistent cough and wheeze

In short: Double-Fruit Walnut Soup (Ginkgo Monk-Fruit Walnut Tea) is a soup that Traditionally used to support the lungs and ease persistent cough and wheeze. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness. Total time about 1 hr 10 min. Key ingredients: ginkgo nuts.

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Prep
10 min
Cook
1 hr
Total
1 hr 10 min
Makes
600 ml
Respiratory & Lung Wellness
Double-Fruit Walnut Soup (Ginkgo Monk-Fruit Walnut Tea)

Why people make this soup

Acute bronchitis that isn’t properly cared for can settle into a chronic form, with a cough that keeps returning, plenty of phlegm, and bouts lasting two or three months a year. Over time the constant coughing can leave both lungs and kidneys feeling depleted — cough, wheeze, fatigue, an achy lower back and weak knees, and a faint wheezing in the throat. This Double-Fruit Walnut Soup is traditionally regarded as supporting the lungs and kidneys and as helping to “gather in” the lungs and settle the breath, making it a fitting choice for those with a lung-and-kidney-depleted picture.

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.

  • Golden monk fruit · Systematic review, 5 studies · 2025
    Across five randomized trials, monk fruit extract was associated with 10-18% lower postprandial glucose and 12-22% lower insulin responses. No severe adverse effects were observed.Limitation: Only five trials were included, and the authors state that long-term clinical trials are needed to confirm safety and efficacy.PubMed 40362742 · 2 more golden monk fruit studies
  • Walnuts · Randomized controlled trial, 305 participants · 2019
    Office systolic BP changed by -4.61 mm Hg with walnuts versus -0.59 mm Hg in controls (P=0.051); 24-hour ambulatory systolic BP difference was not significant (P=0.111). No diastolic BP changes were observed.Limitation: Only 236 of 305 participants (75%) completed the study, and the main between-group differences did not reach conventional significance.PubMed 30879358 · 2 more walnuts 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.

Ingredient notes for this recipe

  • Ginkgo nuts: Fresh ginkgo seeds are toxic, and serious side effects have occurred after eating roasted seeds. Always cook them thoroughly, keep to the small amount in the recipe, and take extra care when serving children. Source: NIH NCCIH — Ginkgo

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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