Autumn is the season when melons and fruits are fragrant. Many fruits are ripe, including pineapples, red apples and golden persimmons hanging on the branches. The most delicious among them are juicy pears, which can be eaten raw or cooked. In particular, eating pears is very helpful in relieving "autumn dryness", so pears in autumn are also deeply loved by people.

In daily life, we often see round pears, as well as standard "pear-shaped" pears with thinner heads and larger tails. Due to different varieties, the peel color is also slightly different. Different, with different tastes and textures. But no matter which kind of pear, because of its delicious juicy fruit, sweet and sour taste and rich nutrition, it is deeply loved by people. Especially in autumn and winter, people always want to boil or squeeze the pear water when eating pears. Squeeze pear juice and drink it, because pears have the effect of promoting body fluid and moisturizing, which can relieve the "autumn dryness" caused by the dry weather in autumn and winter.

Traditional Chinese medicine often uses pears to treat coughs caused by yin deficiency and indigestion. As early as in the "Dietotherapeutic Materia Medica", it is recorded that people with congestion and heat knots in the chest can eat more raw pears; people who have become mute due to wind can pound the pear juice several times and take it. "Compendium of Materia Medica" also says that pears can nourish the lungs and cool the heart, reduce phlegm and fire, and relieve alcohol poisoning and sores. "Compendium of Materia Medica Tongxuan" records that raw pears can clear away heat and the six internal organs, while ripe pears can moisturize the five internal organs.

Pear leaves, pulp and peel have different medicinal values. For example, pear peel is sweet and cool, and has the effects of clearing away heart and lungs, reducing fire and promoting body fluid, nourishing kidney yin, and can be used to clear away heat, quench thirst, and treat back boils; pear leaves are sweet, astringent, and cool, has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and can be used to treat hernia in children. , antivomiting and detoxification; the roots of the pear tree are sweet and flat, and have the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and can be used for coughs, lung heat, hernia, etc.; the pear pulp is sweet, slightly sour, and cool, and can produce body fluids and moisturize dryness, clear away heat and resolve phlegm. , hangover, used for dry cough, thirst, constipation caused by heat disease or yin deficiency, and can also be used for irritability, cough, thirst, indigestion, etc. caused by internal heat; pear seeds are an insoluble fiber that contains soluble fiber. A substance that prevents osteoporosis, it also has the functions of moistening the lungs, reducing phlegm, reducing fire and detoxifying, and can be used for hot cough, sores, constipation, etc.

The weather in autumn is getting drier and drier. At this time, human tissue feels a lack of water. If coupled with the stimulation of cold air, it is easy to cause a series of "headaches, dry throat, nasal congestion, tearing, coughing, stomachache, etc." "Autumn dryness" symptoms. The king of fruits this season is the pear. However, pears are a cool fruit, and raw pears should not be eaten during colds, pregnancy, and menstruation.