Compared to other nuts, chestnuts have more carbohydrates and less protein and fat. What’s more, it contains carotene, lactoflavin, antiscorbic acid and other vitamins. Eating chestnuts can prevent and cure high blood pressure, coronary heart disease and osteoporosis and so on. It also has powerful anti-aging qualities.

Traditional Chinese medical science teaches that chestnut has the function of tonifying kidney-yin, strengthening the spleen and stomach, invigorate the circulation of blood and stopping bleeding. The nourishing function of chestnut can be compared favourably with panax, Astragalus hoangtchy and angelica and other traditional Chinese medicinal materials. However, because it contains plenty of sugar and amylum, the corpulent people should eat less.

Hazelnut

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Hazelnuts can reduce cholesterin and prevent carcinoma of the colon, prostate cancer and mammary cancer because of the special materials it contains, such as unsaturated fatty acid, protein, carbohydrates, vitamin E, minerals and inosite. Moreover, hazelnuts can balance one’s blood pressure and promote the growth of hones.

According to traditional Chinese medical science, hazelnuts have the function of stimulating one's appetite, nourishing qi and blood and improving acuity of vision. What’s more, it contains much kalium and iron element, so it can strengthen one’s constitution, resist fatigue and prevent caducity.