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Hawthorn (Shanzha), the ancient character is written as "Zha".

It drains stagnant Qi, eliminates accumulations, disperses blood stasis, and resolves phlegm. Its flavor is sour, sweet, and salty; its nature is warm. It strengthens the spleen, promotes Qi circulation, disperses blood stasis, resolves phlegm, and aids digestion by grinding down food accumulations (specifically eliminating accumulations from greasy or fishy foods, which differs from Maiya [Malt] that eliminates grain-based accumulations). When boiling old chicken or tough meat, adding a few pieces makes it tender easily, demonstrating its ability to digest meat accumulations. It promotes the eruption of childhood smallpox/rashes and relieves "Erzhen pain" (pain in the lower abdomen caused by lochia stagnation in the Taiyin channel; taken with brown sugar). Excessive consumption causes mental restlessness and irritability with easy hunger, and conversely damages the generating Qi of the spleen and stomach (due to excessive draining and breaking action, injuring middle Qi; those who cannot tolerate Renshen [Ginseng] will find their symptoms alleviated by Shanzha, as one tonifies Qi while the other breaks Qi). There are large and small varieties; the small ones are used medicinally, also known as Tangqiuzi. Use the flesh peeled of skin and seeds (some say the seeds are also effective for digesting food and grinding accumulations).

Pear (Li), moistens the intestines, purges fire, and clears heat. Its flavor is sweet and slightly sour; its nature is cold. It moistens the lungs, cools the heart, resolves phlegm, descends fire, stops thirst, resolves alcohol intoxication, and benefits the large and small intestines. It treats fever from Shanghan [Cold Damage], hot cough with phlegm-panting, and aphonia due to stroke (crush and take juice frequently. *Shenghui Fang* records using pear juice to cook porridge to treat pediatric cardiac wind-heat causing confusion and restlessness). Slices applied topically treat burns and scalds. Excessive consumption causes loose stools. It is contraindicated for those with spleen deficiency diarrhea, nursing mothers, and individuals with blood deficiency (Raw pears clear heat from the Six Fu organs; cooked pears nourish Yin of the Five Zang organs. Excess fire should be treated with raw pears; deficient fire with cooked pears. *Bozhai Bian* records an official suffering from Xiaoke [Wasting-Thirst], predicted by a physician to die within thirty days. He resigned and returned home, meeting a physician on the way who instructed him to buy two loads of northern pears, stating he would recover after finishing them. The official followed this advice and recovered after eating fifty to sixty pears. Yang Jilao was highly renowned for his medical skills. A scholar, critically ill and despondent, visited him. Yang said: "Your condition shows extreme heat exhaustion, with complete depletion of Qi and Blood; you will die of carbuncles in three years, and it is incurable." The scholar left unhappy, but heard of a Daoist priest on Mount Mao whose medical skills were divine, though he refused to advertise himself. The scholar dressed as a servant, went to the mountain, and offered to serve under the mats. The priest gladly kept him, having him attend to daily tasks for two months. Noticing he differed from ordinary servants, the priest asked his background. After bowing twice and apologizing, the scholar confessed the truth. The priest smiled and said: "Is there any disease in the world that cannot be cured? Let me feel your pulse." Then smiling again, he said: "I have no medicine for you. Go down the mountain, buy good pears, eat one per day. When fresh pears are exhausted, soak dried pears in water, and consume both liquid and dregs; the illness will naturally subside." The scholar obeyed. After a year, he met Yang Jilao again, looking robust with a harmonious pulse. Yang was astonished, saying: "You must have met an extraordinary person." Upon hearing the account, Yang dressed formally, burned incense, and bowed towards Mount Mao, likely blaming his own insufficient learning.) Crush for juice, or prepare as a paste/extract is also excellent (adding ginger juice and honey is beneficial for resolving phlegm and stopping cough. To prevent rotting during storage, store alternately with Radish [Lafu], or insert the cut pear stem into the radish).