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Phoenix Eye Fruit, Goji and Chicken Breast Soup

Supports digestion and general nourishment

In short: Phoenix Eye Fruit, Goji and Chicken Breast Soup is a soup that Supports digestion and general nourishment. It is most often made for digestive wellness, energy & vitality, eye wellness. Total time about 75 min. Key ingredients: goji berries, ginger, chicken.

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Prep
15 min
Cook
60 min
Total
75 min
Makes
900 ml
Digestive WellnessEnergy & VitalityEye WellnessEveryday Balance
Phoenix Eye Fruit, Goji and Chicken Breast Soup

Why people make this soup

Phoenix eye fruit (feng yan guo) is the seed of the sterculia tree. The name comes from the way ripe pods split open and dangle from branches — the dark seeds inside look, from a distance, like pairs of eyes. The kernels are creamy, mildly sweet, and cleaner-tasting than chestnuts. In traditional food therapy, they are considered gentle on the stomach and are associated with settling the digestive system and supporting healthy appetite. Combined with goji berries for nourishment and organic chicken for protein, this soup is a light, fragrant bowl that suits people of most constitution types — including children, the elderly, and those who are in the middle of recovery.

What studies say about the key ingredients

Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.

  • Goji berries · Meta-analysis, 161 participants · 2012
    Compared with placebo (n=80), the goji juice group (n=81) reported greater improvements in several self-rated symptoms, including stress, mental acuity, sleep quality and overall well-being, under a random effects model.Limitation: Outcomes were self-reported symptom questionnaires, and several symptoms showed significant heterogeneity across the four pooled trials of a single branded juice.PubMed 22897500 · 3 more goji berries studies
  • Ginger · Meta-analysis, 23 studies · 2022
    Overall, acute and delayed nausea and vomiting did not differ significantly between ginger and control groups. A subgroup taking 1 g/day or less for over four days had less acute vomiting (OR 0.30).Limitation: Clinical heterogeneity between trials required subgroup analyses, and the authors state that sufficiently large, high-quality RCTs are still needed.PubMed 36501010 · 3 more ginger studies

From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.

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.

Ingredient notes for this recipe

  • Goji berries: A few cases of raised INR (a bleeding-risk marker) have been reported in people taking warfarin after drinking concentrated goji tea or wine. If you take a blood thinner, check with your doctor. Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering — Lycium

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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