Yu Ping Feng Goji Berry Millet Congee

Why people make this congee

In the depths of winter, especially during a heavy flu season, many families in Hong Kong and southern China turn to a classical three-herb formula called Yu Ping Feng San — Jade Screen Powder — as a gentle, daily-food-level strategy for building resistance. The name refers to a protective screen around the body, like a shield against wind and cold. The formula is built from just three herbs: astragalus to invigorate the body’s protective energy, white atractylodes to strengthen the digestive system so that energy is well-generated, and siler root to gently release pathogens at the surface. Nourilo has combined these three herbs with goji berries and millet to make a fragrant, easy congee that the whole family can enjoy as a warming breakfast or light meal during flu season.