ReviewBMC complementary medicine and therapies2021
A review of pears (Pyrus spp.), ancient functional food for modern times.
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- A Review of Pesticide Residues in Pears: Current Status, Dissipation Pattern and Detection Methods.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Immunostimulatory Activity of a Mixture ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Modeling the richness and spatial distribution of the wild relatives of Iranian pears (Pyrus L.) for conservation management.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Genome-wide characterisation of HD-Zip transcription factors and functional analysis of PbHB24 during stone cell formation in Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri).BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- Protective Effects of Pear Extract on Skin from In Vitro and In Vivo UVA-Induced Damage.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Bioactive Compounds of Portuguese Fruits with PDO and PGI.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Fruit Characteristics of Transgenic pear (Pyrus communis L.) Trees During Long-Term Field Trials.Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2023Article
- Antioxidants in Fruit Fractions of Mediterranean Ancient Pear Cultivars.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Comparative Analysis of Phenotypic and Molecular Data on Response to Main Pear Diseases and Pest Attack in a Germplasm Collection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Seaweed Extracts to Control Postharvest Phytopathogenic Fungi in Rocha Pear.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPears have been world-widely used as a sweet and nutritious food and a folk medicine for more than two millennia.
methodsWe conducted a review from ancient literatures to current reports to extract evidence-based functions of pears.
resultsWe found that pears have many active compounds, e.g., flavonoids, triterpenoids, and phenolic acids including arbutin, chlorogenic acid, malaxinic acid, etc. Most of researchers agree that the beneficial compounds are concentrated in the peels. From various in vitro, in vivo, and human studies, the medicinal functions of pears can be summarized as anti-diabetic,-obese, -hyperlipidemic, -inflammatory, -mutagenic, and -carcinogenic effects, detoxification of xenobiotics, respiratory and cardio-protective effects, and skin whitening effects. Therefore, pears seem to be even effective for prevention from Covid-19 or PM
conclusionFor the current or post Covid-19 era, pears have potential for functional food or medicine for both of communicable and non-communicable disease.
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