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Watercress, Carrot, Fig & Pork Ribs Soup
Traditionally used to clear heat, moisten the lungs, and support respiratory comfort
In short: Watercress, Carrot, Fig & Pork Ribs Soup is a soup that Traditionally used to clear heat, moisten the lungs, and support respiratory comfort. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, cooling & summer heat, everyday balance. Total time about 105 min. Key ingredients: watercress, carrot, figs, pork ribs.
Why people make this soup
Watercress is one of the most familiar ingredients in Hong Kong food therapy — available year-round, cheap, and genuinely versatile. Nourilo likes to use the tender tips for dumplings and wonton fillings, reserving the sturdier stalks and leaves for soups. In traditional food therapy, watercress is associated with clearing heat from the lungs, moistening the airways, and supporting bowel movement — making it a natural choice for people who stay up late, feel irritable, have a dry or scratchy throat, or experience a mild, lingering cough. The soup is also traditionally noted as soothing for menstrual cramps when drunk in the two days before a period begins.
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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