Olive Leaf

Olive Leaf Extract acts to prevent the onset of colds, flu, and a range of other pathogens. Olive Leaf has even been found as an effective treatment and preventive for malaria.
The anti-viral activity of Olive Leaf Extract is due to the action of Oleuropein on the protein coat of the virus. Olive Leaf inactivates micro-organisms by dissolving the outer lining of the microbe and is able to penetrate infected cells. The mixture of anti-oxidant polyphenols, esters, flavonoids, and iridoids in olive leaf work together to weaken disease causing organisms. Olive Leaf Extract also helps to stimulate immune cell production.
Research found that olive leaf inhibited the growth of every virus, bacteria, fungus and protozoa it was tested against.
Dr. Renis found in 1969 that Oleuropein could kill the Herpes virus. Subsequent research by French biologists in 1992 found that all of the Herpes viruses were inhibited or killed by extracts from Olive Leaf.
Olive Leaf Extract is now used by the Hungarian Government as an official anti-infectious disease remedy. Studies included over 500 patients suffering from a variety of conditions; all responded extremely well to treatment with Olive Leaf Extract.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is associated with immune dysfunction, which allows infection with a variety of opportunistic bugs. Research into the use of Olive Leaf Extract for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients is continuing and recognition of its anti-microbial action continues to grow.
Research found that Olive Leaf Extract was lethal to human breast and prostate cancer cells in vitro, and a very small study in 2006 also showed that Olive Leaf Extract may have promise for cancer cases. Based upon its general immune enhancing properties, Olive Leaf may well have its place in a cancer protocol.
A study from the New York University School of Medicine recommended that Olive Leaf Extract be incorporated into HIV treatments after finding that it inhibits acute infection and cell-to-cell transmission of HIV-1. Olive Leaf was also shown to be useful for the opportunistic infections associated with HIV.
Olive Leaf Extract has been shown to lower cholesterol and benefit the heart and arteries due to its powerful anti-oxidant qualities. Southern Cross University found that the anti-oxidant activity of Olive Leaf Extract was more powerful than green tea and vitamins C and E. The Institute of Physiology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences found that the active ingredient, Oleuropein, increased coronary artery blood flow, and further heart benefits were noted by Dr Victor Petkov, who found that Olive Leaf Extract normalised blood pressure. A further study by the University of Milan found that Oleuropein may play a positive role in preventing arteriosclerosis.
Extensive research shows that Olive Leaf Extract has no toxic or other adverse side effects, even in very high doses; it is a natural, non-toxic immune system builder, and a safe, highly effective food supplement with potent and proven anti-microbial action. Olive leaf often helps in auto-immune disorders, by killing off the organisms that are over-exciting the immune system.