Pear

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Portuguese, Turkey, China, US, Europe, India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bactericide, Calmative, Cholera, Colic

Science studied: ABSCISSIC-ACID, ACETIC-ACID-ISOBUTYL-ESTER, ACETONE, ACETYLARBUTIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Pyrus communis

Common names: Pear, Birnbaum, Birne, Birnenbaum, Coed Gellyg, Coeden Ellyg, Common Pear, Common pear, Gartenbirnbaum, Gellygen, Grusza pospolita, Kultur-Birnbaum, Kultur-Birne

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Portuguese, Turkey, China, US, Europe, India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bactericide
• Calmative
• Cholera
• Colic
• Diarrhea
• Diuretic
• Nausea
• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Portuguese
• Turkey
• China
• US
• Europe
• India

Documented cultural uses

• Bactericide
• Calmative
• Cholera
• Colic
• Diarrhea
• Diuretic
• Nausea
• Poison
• Sclerosis(Liver)
• Spasm
• Tea
• Tumor

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Characterization of MIKC-Type MADS-box genes of European pear (Pyrus communis) and functional elucidation of PcAG10. · 2026 source ↗
• Retention and stability of phenolic compounds in pear (Pyrus communis L.) juices made by novel spiral filter press technology. · 2026 source ↗
• Morphometric, biochemical, and mineral elements richness in the leaves of two pear species (Pyrus elaeagnifolia and Pyrus communis). · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ABSCISSIC-ACID
• ACETIC-ACID-ISOBUTYL-ESTER
• ACETONE
• ACETYLARBUTIN
• ALANINE
• AMYGDALIN
• ARBUTIN
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASH
• ASPARTIC-ACID
• BORON
• BROMINE
• CADMIUM
• TRANS-CAFFEOYLARBUTIN
• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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