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Radish Leaf & Ginger Tea

Traditionally used to support digestion, relieve bloating, and ease a congested chest

In short: Radish Leaf & Ginger Tea is a herbal & flower tea that Traditionally used to support digestion, relieve bloating, and ease a congested chest. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, digestive wellness. Total time about 40 min. Key ingredients: ginger.

By · Published under our editorial policy · Research library

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min
Makes
600 ml
Respiratory & Lung WellnessDigestive Wellness
Radish Leaf & Ginger Tea

Why people make this tea

Most people throw away the greens on top of their radishes — but in traditional food therapy, the leaf is often considered as valuable as the root. White radish is broadly used in Chinese cooking as a digestive aid; it is associated with clearing heat from the lungs and stomach, promoting urination, and helping food move through the gut more smoothly. Adding the leaves gives you an extra hit of vitamins and minerals, and folk herbalists have long used dried radish greens brewed as a strong tea to soothe digestive troubles. Combined with a few slices of fresh ginger to warm things up, this makes a wonderfully simple and economical daily drink.

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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