Cicada Flower, Goji Berry & Pork Liver Soup

Why people make this soup

In Chinese food-therapy tradition, the eyes are nourished by the liver, and a soup that gently supports liver blood is considered one of the most time-honored ways to care for vision. Nourilo has long recommended this three-herb combination for people who notice the tell-tale drifting specks known as “floaters” — especially those connected with the early stages of age-related eye changes. The star ingredient, jin chan hua (cicada flower fungus), looks remarkably like a tiny cicada and has been prized in classical herbalism for treating eye disorders and liver-related fatigue. Paired with goji berries and the lesser-known rui ren rou — regarded in Chinese medicine as an eye-specialist herb — and grounded by nourishing pork liver, this soup makes a comforting, earthy broth.