Traditional Chinese medicine believes that radish has the functions of digestion, lowering qi, reducing phlegm, quenching thirst, and diuretic. In the north, there is a folk method of treating cough with fried shredded radish. This approach is actually justified. It is recommended that you can use radish to make porridge or soup every day.
Radish Porridge Take 100 grams of rice and 500 grams of white radish. Peel the white radish, wash and shred, and wash the rice. Put the two together in a pot, add water and cook it into porridge. This porridge can regulate indigestion.
Radish Pig Lung Soup Take 150 grams of radish, 300 grams of pig lungs, and 15 grams of almonds. Wash and chop the white radish, wash and chop the pig’s lungs, and chop the almonds. Put the three foods into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and simmer until cooked. This soup has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma.
(from Guangzhou Daily)