Pears are cool in nature, sweet in taste with a slight sourness. They enter the lung and stomach meridians, capable of promoting the production of body fluids to moisten dryness, clearing heat, and resolving phlegm. There is a folk saying that "a raw pear clears the heat of the six fu-organs, while a cooked pear nourishes the yin of the five zang-organs." Eating raw pears can significantly alleviate symptoms such as a dry, itchy, sore throat, hoarseness, and constipation with dark urine in patients with upper respiratory tract infections. Cooked pears can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, relieve coughs and reduce phlegm, and have a good moisturizing and protective effect on the throat.
Pears are high in sugar, mainly consisting of soluble sugars such as fructose, glucose, and sucrose, and also contain various organic acids, which makes them sweet, juicy, refreshing, and delicious. They leave a cool sensation in the mouth after consumption. They are nutritious, help reduce heat symptoms, can relieve coughs and promote salivation, clear the mind and moisten the throat, reduce fire and relieve summer heat, making them a cooling fruit for summer and autumn heat-related illnesses. They can also moisten the lungs, relieve coughs, and reduce phlegm. They are effective for patients with colds, coughs, and acute or chronic bronchitis. [China Cuisine]
Pears also have the effects of lowering blood pressure, nourishing yin to clear heat, and sedation. Because pears contain more glycosides, tannic acid components, and various vitamins, it is very beneficial for patients with hypertension, cardiopulmonary diseases, hepatitis, and cirrhosis to often eat pears when they experience dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations, and tinnitus. For hepatitis patients, eating pears can play a role in protecting the liver, aiding digestion, and increasing appetite.
Although pears are nutritious, it should be noted that as the weather gradually turns cool, even the most delicious pears are not suitable for everyone, and they should not be eaten in excess. Because they are cold in nature, excessive consumption can damage yang energy. Patients with coronary heart disease, diabetes, those with a yang-deficient constitution, a fear of cold and cold limbs, and those with a weak stomach and abdomen should not eat them in excess or preferably not at all. Those with a deficient and cold constitution or a cold-type cough should not eat them raw; they must be steamed over water or cooked in soup before eating.