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Marrow Melon, Salted Egg and Century Egg Soup

Traditionally nourishes yin and clears internal heat

In short: Marrow Melon, Salted Egg and Century Egg Soup is a soup that Traditionally nourishes yin and clears internal heat. It is most often made for children's wellness, everyday balance. Total time about 40 min. Key ingredients: ginger, dried scallops.

By · Published under our editorial policy · Research library

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min
Makes
0.9–1.2 L
Children's WellnessEveryday Balance
Marrow Melon, Salted Egg and Century Egg Soup

Why people make this soup

Children grow fast, so in the southern Chinese folk view they “run hot” easily — getting a touch feverish once or twice a month is no surprise, what the old folks call “growing pains in the bones”. For babies, a little Job’s-tears (coix) water helps. For a toddler of one or two and up, Nourilo offers this clear marrow melon soup with century egg and salted egg: it is traditionally associated with nourishing yin and clearing internal heat, and it eases the fretful, irritable feeling that can come with a child’s growth spurts.

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 · Meta-analysis, 23 studies · 2022
    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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