Soups

Water Chestnut and Honey Date Soup

Traditionally used to support the spleen and settle loose stools

In short: Water Chestnut and Honey Date Soup is a soup that Traditionally used to support the spleen and settle loose stools. It is most often made for digestive wellness, children's wellness, liver wellness. Total time about 50 min. Key ingredients: honey dates.

Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Total
50 min
Makes
about 900 ml
Water Chestnut and Honey Date Soup

Why people make this soup

Nourilo spotted some freshly shelled water chestnut kernels at the dried-goods shop and could not resist. Half went into a braise, half into this little soup. Water chestnut kernels taste mildly sweet and clean, and in food-therapy tradition they are seen as gentle on the middle. This is one of those quiet two-ingredient soups you make when the stomach feels off and digestion has gone slack.

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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