Fresh Yam, Dendrobium and Silkie Chicken Soup

Why people make this soup

Yin deficiency is a pattern seen often in modern life: chronic stress, late nights, irregular eating, and overwork can all gradually deplete the body’s cooling and moistening reserves. The classic signs are a warm feeling in the palms or feet, mild thirst, dry mouth and throat, poor sleep, a constipated or dry stool, and a gnawing hunger that somehow does not translate into a real appetite — as if the stomach is smouldering without fuel.

Fresh Chinese yam (xian huai shan) and fresh dendrobium (xian shi hu) are two of the most respected yin-nourishing ingredients in Cantonese food therapy. Together in a silkie chicken soup, they create a broth that is genuinely delicious — sweet, clear, and delicate — without being heavy or hard to digest. It is also one of Nourilo’s recommended soups for people recovering from surgery who find that rich, warming tonics are too strong for their depleted system.