Watercress and Monk Fruit Water

Why people make this water

In dry autumn and winter weather, the body can feel parched and the joints uneasy — what old folks call “bone fire” (gu huo). A simple and time-honoured remedy is to simmer fresh watercress with a monk fruit into a sweet, soothing tea. A bowl or two over a day or so usually takes the edge off the dryness and that lingering heaty feeling.