(Last Updated on May 24, 2025 by Amiee)
Today’s recipe is Cornelian cherry porridge, which is made from Cornelian cherry and Japonica rice. This porridge can nourish the liver and kidneys, and is suitable for liver and kidney deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, backache, frequent urination, and excessive sweating. It is especially beneficial for people with backache and tinnitus caused by kidney deficiency.
Cornelian cherry is sour in taste, warm in nature, and enters the liver and kidney meridians. It is a traditional Chinese medicine that balances yin and yang, and can be used regardless of yin deficiency or yang deficiency.
How to make Cornelian cherry porridge
Ingredients
- Prepare 15 grams of Cornelian cherry
- 50 grams of rice, washed
- 1 liter of water.
Instructions

- Add water to the pot, pour in the washed polished rice and Cornelian cherry
- and cook for 20 minutes on low heat after the water boils. Turn off the heat.
- The porridge is ready.
Cornelian cherry tastes a bit sour, so you can add a spoonful of sugar when eating.
How to eat
Eat one bowl a day for three to five days until the symptoms disappear.
People with a fever are not suitable for this porridge.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Add water to a pot, add rice and cornelian cherry, bring to a boil, then heat over low heat, boil for 20 minutes, turn off the heat.
- The congee is ready.



