Loquat & Autumn Pear Paste (Pipa Qiuli Gao) — TCM-Simmered Herbal Throat Paste, 260g

Loquat & Autumn Pear Paste (枇杷秋梨膏, Pí Pá Qiū Lí Gāo) is a traditional Chinese herbal paste slow-simmered from 70% pear and 10% Exocarpium Citri Grandis (化橘红, Huà Jú Hóng), blended with loquat leaf, olive fruit, boat sterculia seed, Solomon's seal, lily bulb, balloon flower root, and monk fruit liquid. Known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a moistening, throat-soothing food-herb preparation, this amber paste has been prized for generations as a gentle daily companion for dry, tired throats and seasonal dryness. Its nature is sweet, slightly cool, and moistening, making it a mild yet comforting herbal food for the throat and lungs.

Key Selling Points

• 70% pear and 10% Exocarpium Citri Grandis (Hua Ju Hong) base
• Slow-simmered using traditional TCM decoction and paste-making methods
• Nine food-herb ingredients including loquat leaf, monk fruit, and lily bulb
• Ready-to-eat amber paste in a 260g bottle
• Traditionally used to moisten the throat and soothe seasonal dryness

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is prepared by traditional decoction and slow reduction until the mixture thickens into a glossy, amber-brown paste. The texture is smooth, dense, and syrupy, clinging gently to the spoon. It carries a warm, honeyed aroma of cooked pear layered with subtle herbal notes from loquat leaf and Hua Ju Hong. On the palate it is sweet and mellow with a faint botanical bitterness at the finish, and it dissolves easily in warm water or can be taken directly from the spoon.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily throat comfort during dry or cold seasons
• Warm drink for speakers, singers, and teachers
• Soothing companion for dry indoor air environments
• Seasonal autumn and winter wellness routine
• Gentle herbal food for those with occasional throat discomfort

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, loquat and pear pastes are simmered in the home kitchen and kept in jars for the dry months, taken by the spoonful or stirred into warm water as a daily throat-soothing drink. Loquat leaf is traditionally used to harmonize the Lung and direct qi downward, while pear and Solomon's seal are prized for moistening dryness and nourishing fluids. Hua Ju Hong is added to support the Lung and gently move qi, and monk fruit lends its natural sweetness. This paste follows that same lineage—a slow-cooked, food-herb preparation meant to be part of everyday seasonal care rather than a medicine.

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