Hazelnut contains 8 kinds of amino acids and various trace elements and minerals necessary for human body. Its content is several times to dozens of times that of other nuts. Among them, phosphorus and calcium are beneficial to the development of human bones and teeth, while manganese is beneficial to bones, skin, tendons, ligaments and other tissues. Hazelnut is rich in fat, mainly unsaturated fatty acids that the human body cannot synthesize by itself. On the one hand, it can promote cholesterol metabolism, on the other hand, it can soften blood vessels and maintain the health of capillaries, thus preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and arteriosclerosis. Hazelnut also has the functions of promoting digestion, stimulating appetite, improving memory and preventing aging.
Hazelnut is rich in oil, which is beneficial to the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins by human body and has a good nourishing effect on people who are weak, weak after illness and prone to hunger. Hazelnut has a natural aroma, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant it is, and it has an appetizing effect. Hazelnut contains paclitaxel, an anticancer chemical, which is the active ingredient in paclitaxel. This medicine can treat ovarian cancer, breast cancer and other cancers, and prolong the life span of patients. Chinese medicine believes that hazelnut has the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach, benefiting qi, improving eyesight and promoting circulation, and is beneficial to the symptoms of deficiency of lung and kidney such as thirst, night sweats and nocturia.