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Basic Introduction of Zhaoxian Snow PearZhaoxian Snow Pear, also known as "Ivory Pear," is a specialty product of Zhaoxian County, Hebei Province, with a long cultivation history that can be traced back more than 2,000 years. It has been selected as tribute to the imperial court since the Qin and Han dynasties.The Zhaoxian Snow Pear is renowned for its white, flawless flesh after ripening, resembling frost or snow, earning it the description of being "as large as a fist, sweet as honey, and crisp like a nut." Nutritional ValueAccording to Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica from the Ming Dynasty: "Snow pear has a sweet-cold nature with a slight sourness." It has functions such as "refreshing the heart and moistening the lungs, facilitating bowel movements, relieving pain, preventing infections, and when sliced and applied to burns, it relieves pain without causing ulcers." Modern medical research shows that snow pears can quench thirst, stimulate appetite, eliminate phlegm, dispel wind, sober up, and detoxify. Snow pears made into pastes and syrups with herbs like Fritillaria, honey, or rock sugar have proven effective in treating acute and chronic bronchitis. The snow pear is an auxiliary therapeutic fruit for diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis,…