What does autumn pear paste mean

Autumn pear paste is a traditional dietary health product with a long history. Until now, many people have developed the habit of drinking autumn pear paste for health and wellness in autumn. Now, let’s take a look at the effects of autumn pear paste with me.

The role and efficacy of autumn pear paste

Autumn pear paste can relieve cough, moisten the lungs, promote salivation, quench thirst and relieve sore throat. It is used to treat cough, shortness of breath, thick sputum, chest fullness, dry mouth and throat, irritability and hoarseness caused by kidney-yin deficiency and lung heat. It is especially good for those with long-term cough due to lung heat and damage to yin.

Autumn pear paste is a plaster made of autumn pear (i.e. duck pear or pear produced in autumn) as the main ingredient, combined with other cough and phlegm, thirst-quenching, lung-moistening and cough-relieving medicines (such as chrysanthemum, momordica, loquat leaves, Ophiopogon japonicus, Poria cocos, Fritillaria flower, pure honey, etc.). It is a tradition that originated in the Tang Dynasty and was later evolved from the "Autumn Pear Honey" described in "Compendium of Materia Medica" through processing by the imperial physician. Autumn pear paste has a fresh pear fragrance, sweet and refreshing taste. It is commonly used in clinical medicine to treat respiratory system symptoms such as lung heat, thirst, dry stool, irritability, damage to lung yin, coughing up white sputum, coughing with excessive sputum and hemoptysis caused by heat and dryness damaging body fluid.

Autumn pear paste is a nectar made from pears. It usually looks very dark in color, and if eaten alone, it tastes very sweet but not greasy. Therefore, when eating autumn pear paste, you should dilute it with tap water, about one cup of water plus 2 spoons of autumn pear paste, is enough. We all know that pears are cool fruits, so autumn pear paste also has the health care effect similar to pears. Drinking it can reduce heat, moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. It has a certain alleviating effect on wind-heat coughs and dry throats. It is suitable for all groups of people. Just dilute it with boiling water when drinking.

What kind of people are suitable for drinking autumn pear paste

Autumn pear paste is suitable for most people.

Autumn pear paste is a health-preserving medicinal drink made from autumn pears and expectorant Chinese medicine. The "Autumn Pear Honey Paste" described in "Bencao Qiuyuan" is a historical record and its origin can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. It is said that Emperor Wuzong of Tang, Li Yan, was ill and suffered from dry mouth, heart heat and shortness of breath all day long. He took thousands of medicines but to no avail. The imperial physician and the civil and military officials of the time were at a loss as to what to do. When everyone was worried, a Taoist priest cured the emperor's illness with a honey paste made of pears, honey, and various Chinese herbs. Since then, the Taoist's prescription has become a secret recipe handed down from generation to generation in the palace and was introduced into folk customs until the Qing Dynasty.

The weather is dry in autumn and winter, and many people often suffer from coughing and sore throats. Therefore, it has become a habit for many people to place a bottle of autumn pear paste on the desk. However, autumn pear paste is not suitable for everyone to drink, let alone as a beverage. Because the main raw material of autumn pear paste, pear, is cool in nature, and the yin-nourishing and body fluid-promoting medicines used in autumn pear paste are also cool in nature, people with weak spleen and stomach, cold hands and feet, and loose stools should not eat autumn pear paste, so as to avoid aggravating the symptoms of yin deficiency and internal heat, and making diarrhea more likely. Even people who are prone to getting angry and have dry stools should not drink it as a beverage. Some people think that the thicker the pear paste is, the better it is, and it is best to eat it directly. In fact, pear paste contains a lot of sugar and has a high plasma osmotic pressure. Direct consumption will irritate the oral and throat mucosa. The correct way is to take one teaspoon and dissolve it in warm water before drinking.

How to make autumn pear paste

Ingredients: pears, sugar, ginger slices

Manufacturing process:

1. Wash the autumn pears, peel off the skin, and use a grater to scrape out the pear puree and pear juice;

2. Put the pear puree and pear juice into the casserole, add rock sugar;

3. Add ginger slices;

4. Crush the monk fruit firmly and add it;

5. After the fire boils, turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes;

6. Pour out the pear puree, ginger slices and monk fruit residue in the casserole using gauze or dice;

7. Pour the filtered juice back into the pot, open the lid and simmer again over low heat;

8. Cook until the juice in the pot begins to thicken, and continue stirring with a wooden spatula until the juice becomes thicker and sticky, then turn off the heat;

9. Dry over low heat until hot, add honey and stir evenly, then store in a sealed container. When drinking, take one spoonful and mix it with warm water.