Asian pear
For Chinese dietary therapy, Asian pear (梨) is a food of Cool nature and Sweet · Mildly sour flavor. Traditionally cool and associated with the study of dryness and fluids.
Traditional energetics
- Nature
- Cool
- Flavor
- Sweet · Mildly sour
- Affinity
- Lung · Stomach
- Direction of Qi
- Descending · moistens
- Season
- Autumn
- Group
- Fruit
How tradition reads it
Traditionally cool and associated with the study of dryness and fluids.
Pear stewed with lily bulb or honey is the classic autumn pairing for dryness; tradition moderates raw pear when digestion runs cold.
In the kitchen
Fresh, poached, or stewed without excess sugar.
Commonly available; no substitute needed.
Current nutrition note
A fruit rich in water and soluble fiber (pectin), gentle on the throat.
Precautions
Adapt texture for dysphagia and quantity for diabetes with professional advice.
Recipes with this food
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
