The healing power of Olive Leaf
The Olive tree is a familiar sight all around the Mediterranean and it’s oil is well known for it’s versatility as a healthy dietary fat and also for it’s traditional use in many of the daily needs of living – Olive Oil soap and lamp oil for example.
However it is the leaves of the tree that were used extensively by the ancient Egyptians who saw the Olive leaf as a symbol of heavenly power, and they may also have been the first people to use Olive leaf for healing. The Bible calls the Olive “The Tree of Life” noting that “the leaves of the tree were for the healing of all nations.”
Olive (Olea europaea) is regarded as one of the oldest cultivated trees in the world, A native of the Mediterranean, the Olive tree grows to around 10 metres and has a characteristic gnarled trunk as it ages with oblong green leaves with a silvery underside. Olive trees have been known to live for several centuries with reports of some trees being over 2000 years old. Olive trees are a valuable source of olive leaves, olives and olive oil.
What’s so special about Olive Leaf?
Olive leaf’s most active component is the antioxidant oleuropein, considered responsible for the majority of the leaf’s main therapeutic activity. Olive leaf also contains other valuable compounds and nutrients including selenium, chromium, vitamin C, iron, zinc, beta-carotene and a broad variety of amino acids. These additional compounds, in conjunction with oleuropein, work together to improve the overall therapeutic effect of Olive Leaf.How Olive Leaf will help you?
Here are some of the many healing benefits of Olive Leaf extract- Antimicrobial agent against bacteria, yeast, fungi and viruses
- Reduces blood pressure by improving blood flow through the arteries
- Reduces insulin resistance and increases glucose uptake into cells
- Inhibits LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol oxidation and helps reduce cholesterol
- Helps to stimulate the Immune system
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antioxidant
- Diuretic
- Helps reduce fevers
- Aids digestion
Olive Leaf is particularly helpful in the following conditions:
- Colds & Flu
- Tonsilitis & Pharyngitis
- Mouth ulcers
- Candida
- Recurrent infections
- Fevers
- High blood pressure
- High LDL Cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Fluid retention and oedema
- Gout
- Angina
- Inflammation
- Tinea