The efficacy and function of pear leaves

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, pear leaves are a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about pear leaves, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

[Source] The leaves of plants such as the white pear, sand pear or autumn pear of the Rosaceae family.

[Chemical composition] Pyrus communis leaves contain arbutin and tannins. The nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content in leaves is the highest during the leaf maturity stage and gradually decreases thereafter, while the opposite is true for calcium and magnesium content.

【Functions and indications】 Treat fungus poisoning and hernia in children.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water or mash into juice. For external use: mash the juice and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat cholera heart pain, diarrhea, and no sweating: take a large handful of pear leaves and branches, add one liter of water, boil and drink one liter. ("Meishi Ji Yan Fang")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Tang Materia Medica"

The above only introduces some of the effects and functions of pear leaves. In fact, it has other effects, which I will not introduce here one by one. If you are interested, you can take a look at the effects and matters recorded in medical books.