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Wood Ear Mushroom Braised Chicken (Yun Er Men Ji)

traditionally supports blood nourishment and healthy circulation

In short: Wood Ear Mushroom Braised Chicken (Yun Er Men Ji) is a home-style dishe that traditionally supports blood nourishment and healthy circulation. It is most often made for women's wellness, heart & circulation, blood nourishment. Total time about 40 min. Key ingredients: free-range chicken, red dates, ginger, salt and seasoning.

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Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min
Makes
2–3 servings
Women's WellnessHeart & CirculationBlood NourishmentEveryday Balance
Wood Ear Mushroom Braised Chicken (Yun Er Men Ji)

Why people make this dish

Nourilo came across this dish while teaching a postpartum care class — the classic postpartum “chicken wine” (ji jiu) uses generous amounts of glutinous rice wine together with black wood ear fungus, red dates and ginger to support a new mother’s recovery. But you don’t need to be postpartum to enjoy the logic behind this combination. A modest splash of glutinous rice wine in a home-cooked chicken braise adds wonderful fragrance and warmth, and the wood ear fungus and red dates bring their own nourishing qualities. This is a dish any household can make on a regular weekday.

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.

  • Red dates · Meta-analysis, 483 participants · 2025
    Jujube was associated with significantly lower BMI and triglycerides, and lower fasting blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. LDL and total cholesterol fell only in some subgroups. HDL, AST and ALT did not change significantly.Limitation: The authors state the overall quality of the evidence is limited, and results varied significantly by dose, treatment duration and disease type.PubMed 40399274 · 3 more red dates 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

  • Rice wine / alcohol: This recipe contains alcohol. If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, the NHS recommends not drinking alcohol; leave it out or choose another recipe. Source: NHS — Alcohol in pregnancy

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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