Pear has the effects of reducing fire, clearing heart fire, moistening lung, resolving phlegm, relieving cough, relieving fever, relieving sore and hangover, and can supplement human nutrition if eaten regularly. Pear is especially suitable for patients with hepatitis, tuberculosis, constipation, acute and chronic tracheitis, upper respiratory tract infection, hypertension, heart disease and esophageal cancer.

Pear contains a variety of vitamins, potassium and calcium, which has the functions of lowering blood pressure, clearing away heat, calming down and diuresis, and has a certain therapeutic effect on dizziness, palpitation and tinnitus associated with hypertension and heart disease. Eating pears raw can relieve symptoms of yin deficiency such as dry throat, itchy pain, dry cough, polydipsia and hot flashes caused by upper respiratory tract infection. Therefore, teachers, broadcasters and singers often eat pears, which can protect their throats and prevent laryngeal cancer, lung cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer. When eating pears, it's best to chew slowly so as to be better absorbed in the stomach.

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Pears are full of water, and the water content of fresh pears is as high as 83%. Take a bite, full of pear juice, cool and quench your thirst. Although pears are sweet, they are low in calories and fat, which is especially suitable for dieters.

Pear is rich in dietary fiber and is a good "cleaner" for gastrointestinal tract. Studies have found that pear dietary fiber can not only reduce constipation, but also lose weight. American nutritionists have found that each pear contains about 10g of dietary fiber that can reduce cholesterol, which has met 40% of the daily dietary fiber demand of human body.

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