Hazel – Corylus avellana - Medicinal use of Hazel

Corylus avellana, the common hazel, belongs to the genus of deciduous trees with large shrubs reaching up to 5 meters in height.

The leaves are rounded with serrated peaks; flowers are bud-shaped or catkins arising in the spring before the leaves start to develop. 

The hazelnut, the nut of the hazel has roughly spherical to oval shape, about 15–25 mm long and 10–15 mm in diameter. An outer fibrous husk surrounds the smooth shell. When ripe, the nut falls out of the husk, seven to eight months after pollination.

The hazel grows in wet areas close to forests and at higher altitude.

Medicinal use of Hazel – Corylus avellana

Hazelnuts are rich in protein and unsaturated fat. They also contain significant amounts of manganese, copper, vitamin E, thiamine, and magnesium.
In the traditional medicine dry leaves of hazel, the bark and fruit of hazel are used as a remedy. Hazel tea is used to treat an enlarged prostate, it improves the blood circulation, to treat varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and diarrhea.
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