Description
Pear, an arbor plant of the genus Pyrus in the family Rosaceae,
with a spreading crown; branchlets are strong and pilose when
young: biennial branches are purple-brown with sparse lenticels;
stipules are membranous, with glandular teeth on the margins;
leaves are ridge-shaped or elliptic, with apex Acuminate or acute,
with hairs on both sides at the beginning, and old leaves glabrous;
umbellate racemes, peduncles and pedicels with hairs when young;
fruit shaped or subspherical, slightly flat, brown; flowers are
white; flowering period April ; Fruit period August-September.
It is recorded in "Tu Jing Materia Medica" that pears have the
functions of moistening lungs, eliminating phlegm and coughing,
clearing constipation, facilitating digestion, promoting body fluid
and quenching thirst, moistening lungs and relieving cough, and can
improve the body's immunity. Pear is a cool fruit, especially for
hypertensive patients with hyperactivity of liver yang or
inflammation of liver fire, it can clear away heat and calm down,
improve dizziness, help lower blood pressure, nourish and protect
the liver. Pears are rich in vitamins and minerals, which can
maintain the health of human cells. However, people with spleen and
stomach deficiency, loose stools, diarrhea, and cough without
phlegm should not eat pears. Diabetics should eat less. Pear is
also known as "natural mineral water" because of its tender and
juicy, sweet and sour taste.
Medicinal
It is recorded in "Tu Jing Materia Medica" that pears have the
functions of moistening lungs, eliminating phlegm and coughing,
clearing constipation, facilitating digestion, promoting body fluid
and quenching thirst, moistening lungs and relieving cough, and can
improve the body's immunity. Pear is a cool fruit, especially for
hypertensive patients with hyperactivity of liver yang or
inflammation of liver fire, it can clear away heat and calm down,
improve dizziness, help lower blood pressure, nourish and protect
the liver.
Pears contain a variety of vitamins, potassium, and calcium
elements. They have the effects of lowering blood pressure,
clearing away heat, calming and diuretic, and have certain
therapeutic effects on hypertension, heart disease, dizziness,
palpitations, and tinnitus. Eating pears raw can relieve symptoms
of yin deficiency such as dry and itchy throat, dry cough,
polydipsia, and hot flashes caused by upper respiratory tract
infection. Therefore, teachers, announcers and singers often eat
pears to protect the throat, prevent laryngeal cancer, lung cancer
and nasopharyngeal cancer. It is best to chew slowly when eating
pears, so that the stomach can absorb them better.
