Common Hazel (Corylus avellana Fam Betulaceae) health benefits

Traditionally: it had many magical, household and medicinal uses.

With a hazel stick, broiled in embers, they used to burn the corns on the soles of the feet.
For sweet swellings, eczemas and ringworms they used the sap coming out from the green ending parts when placed on open fire or the decoct of bark and leaves.

Children were anointed with burnt hazels and candle snuffs, mixed with tallow so their eyebrows would grow long and dark.

Chemical composition: its fruits contain oil, starch, sugar, beta- carotene, carbon hydrates, calcium, iron, phosphorus, protein fats, zinc, selenium, sulfur, etc. the bark and the leaves contain tannin, ethereal oil, quercitin. Its fruit contain almost 70% of the fatty matter and almost 20% nitrate matter. Pharmaceutical action: the infusion of hazel leaves is cleansing for blood. The pollen of the flower is successfully being used in epilepsy. The decoct of bark is used in external treatments of varicose ulcers and other dermatological and even muscle conditions.

Preparation of Common Hazel

The fruits can be consumed after the hull is removed. They can be grounded and mixed with honey.

Hazel butter - cold pressed, it is very useful against tapeworms. In this case, take a teaspoon on an empty stomach, several days in a row. This oil is also used for several cosmetic products, because the hazel oil helps to a better lubrication of the dried skin for ichthyosis, psoriasis, etc.

Hazel leaves - they are used for preparing an infusion from 2 teaspoons of crushed leaves, placed in 250 ml boiling water. Cover for 10 minutes, then filter. It can be used, for example, together with chestnut tea in various bloodstream conditions like: varicose, phlebitis or other heart diseases.

Leaf tincture: a part of the ground hazel leaves are placed in 5 parts alimentary alcohol 70C, maintain at room temperature for 15 days then filter. During this period, shake several times a day to extract the active principles from the plant.

It will be used diluted in 100 ml water. 10 drops can be used for lighter conditions. It can be used 3 times a day even in long treatments.

Hazel leaves powder: ground the dried leaves with the coffee grinder, then strain through a fine sieve. Take the amount on the top of a knife and keep under your tongue, 3 times a day. Keep for 10 minutes, then swallow with some water.

Macerated in wine: place 50 g of ground bark in 1 liter of wine of good quality, preferably white, leave for 8 days shaking it often, then filter. This mixture can be used for both internal and external wounds, varicose or stomach ulcers and even older wounds, etc.

Internally, one can consume up to 50 ml, 3 times a day, when the regeneration of the blood stream or other types of healing is wanted.

Hazel buds: the mixture is prepared from 1 part crushed fresh hazel buds and 5 parts alimentary alcohol 70C. Keep for 15 minutes shaking often so that the active principles from the plant shall be extracted. Filter. Place in small bottles in a cold place. This mixture contains a hormone of growth very useful in many conditions. The hazel buds tincture, combined with the chestnut tincture, in a 1 to 1 proportion is very useful in bloodstream conditions or paralysis.

Children will consume 5-15 drops, diluted in their tea, 3 times a day according to their age and weight, and grown-ups should take a teaspoon 3 times a day. It can also be used for conditions due to ageing.

It is recommended for the following medical conditions, besides the ones already mentioned: bloodstream conditions, heart diseases (other plants can be added -lavender, mistletoe), lung disease, nephritic colic, convalescence, growth (fruits and tincture), anemia, fruits in a treatment as long as possible, glandular failure, depression, skin diseases, diabetes, festering eczema, calf edema, phlebitis, high blood pressure - tincture of hazel leaves with tincture of mistletoe. Urinary gravel-oil, neurasthenia-fruits, periphlebitis, wounds, feverish condition, stress, skin ulcers, varicose, pulmonary tuberculosis- eat as many plain fruits or ground fruits mixed with honey.

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