Hazelnut, also known as chestnut, chestnut or pestle, is a deciduous shrub or small tree of the genus Hazelnut in betulaceae, with a height of about 1-7 m, yellow-brown and nearly spherical fruit with a diameter of 0.7- 1.5 cm, and the maturity period is from September to June.

Hazelnut is an internationally popular precious dried fruit, one of the four largest dried fruits in the world (walnut, almond, hazelnut and cashew nut), and has the reputation of "king of nuts". Hazelnut is rich in nutrition and contains many nutrients, and its components mainly exist in hazelnut shell and hazelnut kernel.

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1, hazelnut can tonify the spleen and stomach, benefit qi and improve eyesight, which is quite helpful for people with lung and kidney deficiency such as nocturia and thirst. But hazelnuts are warm and easy to get angry, so don't eat more.

2. The preparation extracted from hazelnut has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and vasodilating effects.

3. Hazelnut also contains anticancer chemical component-paclitaxel, which is the active component of rhododendron alcohol, and can treat breast cancer, ovarian cancer and other cancers, and is a valuable medical raw material.

Although hazelnut is rich in oil, it can lower blood pressure, reduce blood fat, protect eyesight and delay aging. Its rich oil is also suitable for fat-soluble vitamins to be absorbed by human body, which is a good choice for people who are weak, hungry and weak after illness.

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