Snow Pear Peel Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Moistens the Lung and eases dry cough - especially useful for dry, tickling, or warm-dryness cough with throat irritation and scant fluids.
Generates fluids and cools thirst - used in food-medicine style care for thirst, dry mouth, and warm illness that has consumed fluids.
Soothes the throat and upper digestive tract - a gentle cooling peel for dry sore throat, hoarseness, and mild heat affecting the Lung and Stomach together.
Supports heat-relieving pear preparations - Xue Li Pi is the peel most closely associated with snow-pear syrups, stews, and decoctions for respiratory dryness.

Sang Xing Tang (桑杏汤) - the classic later-formula reference point for pear peel in warm-dry cough, where the peel helps restore Lung fluids.
Snow-pear decoctions with Chuan Bei Mu or Sha Shen - later-practice and food-therapy combinations for dry cough, throat irritation, and post-febrile dryness.
Stewed snow pear preparations (炖雪梨) - a traditional culinary-medicinal approach that reflects Xue Li Pi's role as a gentle cooling adjunct for the chest and throat.

Xue Li Pi belongs to the same pear-peel medicinal lane as Li Pi, but the snow-pear naming points toward later food-therapy practice focused on dryness and throat comfort.
Traditional usage centers on cooling and moistening rather than on draining or drying, which is why snow pear preparations remain common household remedies in Chinese medicine culture.
Its practical role is strongest in warm-dry cough, thirst, and sore throat rather than in deep deficiency or cold patterns.