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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.; Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai; Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Sweet and slightly sour; cool; nontoxic.^✽

Channel entry: Lung and stomach channels.

Actions and indications: Engenders liquid, moistens dry, clears heat, and transforms phlegm. Treats vexation and thirst from damage to liquid in febrile disease; dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); heat cough; phlegm-heat fright mania; dysphagia-occlusion (yē gé); constipation.

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