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Traditional Uses
Traditional applications of olive leaf's medicinal properties have been recorded for thousands of years.
It was used by the ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean cultures to treat a variety of health conditions.
The bible quotes of the olive tree "The fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine."
Current uses
Whereas olive oil has been long recognised for its flavor and health benefits, the leaf has also been used medicinally over a long period of time.
Natural olive leaf and olive leaf extracts (OLE), are now marketed as anti-aging , immunostimulators , and even antibiotics .
News Comment
Can olive leaves help to beat cancer?
Times Online - Feb 5, 2007
Its fruit is held in reverence and for centuries the tree has been regarded as a gift to the city of Athens from the goddess Athena. But in modern Greece, ...
Capsules; SUPPLEMENTS; Looking anew at an ancient therapy
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times
Research: Lab and animal studies show that olive leaf extracts can lower blood ... Lab experiments also suggest that olive leaf extracts may be able to ...
OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT: A CURE FOR THE SUPERBUGS?
$2.95 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - NewsBank -
"Attack of the Superbug'' in the Jan. 25 edition of the Herald-Tribune, focusing on the resurgence of highly infectious antibiotic-resistant bacteria due to ...
Precautions and side effects (refer also to statements below)
Olive leaf extract may interfere with the action of antibiotics and should be avoided while taking antibiotics.
Research
An Australian liquid olive leaf extract recently gained international attention when it was shown to have antioxidant properties 400% higher than Vitamin C and almost double green tea extract.
Clinical evidence has demonstrated the blood pressure lowering effects of extracted Olive Leaf Extracts.
Research also supports its antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects at a laboratory level.