Soups

Chinese Olive, Water Chestnut and Green Radish Soup

Traditionally used to soothe the throat and ease swelling

In short: Chinese Olive, Water Chestnut and Green Radish Soup is a soup that Traditionally used to soothe the throat and ease swelling. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, sleep & calm, eye wellness. Total time about 2 hr 20 min. Key ingredients: chinese olives, water chestnuts, green radish, figs.

Prep
20 min
Cook
2 hr
Total
2 hr 20 min
Makes
1.2 L
Chinese Olive, Water Chestnut and Green Radish Soup

Why people make this soup

Chinese olives are a year-round find at Chinese or Asian grocers — easy to overlook, yet wonderfully kind to the throat. Traditionally they clear the lungs and ease the throat, generate fluids, and are even called the “fruit of the lungs and stomach.” Water chestnut adds its cooling, phlegm-clearing nature. Together — rounded out with green radish and figs — they make a soup that is kind to a dry-autumn cough and an unhappy throat.

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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