Pear peels can be eaten. When eating pears, wash them and eat them with the peels on.
Pear skin has the effects of clearing the heart, moistening the lungs, reducing fire, promoting body fluids, nourishing the kidneys, and nourishing yin.
As for the therapeutic effect of pear peel, traditional medical books have long introduced it in detail. They all believe that it can clear the heart and moisten the lungs, reduce fire and promote fluid production. It has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on summer heat, polydipsia, cough, vomiting blood, back hair, and boils. "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine" says: It is "cool in nature, sweet and astringent in taste, and non-toxic." "Clears heat, relieves polydipsia, promotes rhythm, and astringes. It treats dysentery and cough with sweating." "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" records: " It is used to treat back boils. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "It clears the heart and reduces fire, nourishes the kidneys and nourishes yin, produces fluid and quenches thirst, and relieves irritability and removes dampness." The introduction of "Lu Chuan Materia Medica" is: "Cures summer heat caused by Sha." /p>
During the growth process of pears, pesticides used by fruit farmers may remain on the pear skin, so it must be cleaned and soaked in clean water for a while before eating, or soaked in light salt water.