Olive Leaf Extract 90s

Olive Leaf has a great effect on blood sugar levels, making it ideal for diabetics...

Olive is best known for its use in the kitchen as oil. However the leaves of the plant are a good addition to the medicine cabinet. The extract of the leaf has been found to have antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic activity. Even new emerging viruses, like SARS, seem to be inactivated by compounds in olive leaf. It interferes with the microbe’s use of amino acids so that they cannot grow and multiply.

Olive leaf also promotes the growth of beneficial organisms in our gastrointestinal tract, probiotics. Probiotic organisms protect us from infections with harmful microbes. Olive leaf is similar to olive oil in that it has benefits for cardiovascular health by lowering blood pressure. It also has a beneficial effect on the high blood sugar levels that are seen in the condition diabetes.

Olive leaf may be recommended for treating colds, yeast infections, parasitic infections like tapeworm, hookworm, flatworm and roundworm, viral infections, bacterial infections, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Olive leaf is found as encapsulated herb or liquid extract. Olive leaf products should be standardized as an assurance of the amount of active ingredients they contain. Olive leaf can be found in combination products for immune boosting, candidiasis, blood pressure regulation, heart health, and blood sugar control.

Diabetics, hypoglycemics, individuals on hypertensive medication and individuals with gallstones should use olive leaf supplements with caution.