Mediterranean people have long ascribed beneficial properties to
the olive leaf. Today the extraction, isolation and the pharmacological
evaluation have confirmed numerous health benefits. AOR’s Olive Leaf
Extract is the highest potency extract available. Olive leaf contains
numerous flavonoids and antioxidants for the maintenance of good health.
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| Serving Size: 1 Capsule
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| Olive Leaf Extract Contains minimum 75mg of Oleuropein
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400mg
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| Non-medicinal ingredients: may contain microcrystalline cellulose. Capsule: hypromellose, water.
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Note: Herbal extracts will naturally vary in color from one batch to another.
AOR™ guarantees that
no ingredients not listed on the label have been added to the product.
Contains no wheat, gluten, nuts, dairy, soy, eggs, fish, shellfish or
any animal byproduct.
Suggested Use
Take one capsule twice a day, or as directed by a qualified health care practitioner.
Main Applications
As reported by literature:
• Chronic fatigue.
• Flu and colds.
• Herpes.
• HIV.
• Rheumatoid arthritis.
• Fungus and yeast infections.
• Bacterial infections.
• Skin conditions.
• Tropical illness.
• Diabetes.
Source
Obtained from specific parts of the olive tree leaves (Olea europea).
Pregnancy / Nursing
No studies have been conducted. Best to avoid.
Cautions
None Known
Olive Leaf Extract
The olive leaf (Olea europea) has been widely used by the Greeks
and Romans since antiquity. In the early 1990s olive leaf extract was
introduced as dietary supplement for its antiviral and antibacterial
activities. Olive oils are a key part of Mediterranean diets, which have
been associated with better overall health including a reduced risk of
cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer.
Calcium
elenolate (CE) a hydrolysed synthetic product of oleuropein, was
extensively studied by the pharmaceutical giant Upjohn Co. in the late
60s. CE was shown to have profound antiviral activities. However,
in-vivo CE was found to quickly bind to plasma proteins, negating its
activity. The research was abandoned.
Chemistry
The pharmacologically active
constituents in olive leaves are secoridoids, such as: oleuropein,
oleuroside, ligstroside. Other ingredients include flavonoids, apigenin,
caffeic acids and triterpenes. Oleuropein, a bitter glucoside found in
highest concentrations in the leaves, has been well researched. It is
responsible for many of the biological effects of olive leaf extract,
and is readily absorbed and bioavailable.
Pharmacological properties / Clinical applications
Antihypertensive: Olive extracts have been found to
lower blood pressure. Oleuropein possesses a vasodilator (blood vessel
relaxing) effect. Moreover, a recent study has found that the aqueous
extract of olive leaves inhibited Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE),
an enzyme that converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II. Angiotensin II
is a potent vasoconstrictor.
Antithrombosis: The phenolic compound
3,4-di-hydrophenyl ethanol inhibited aggregation of platelet and
production of thromboxane A2 (a stimulator of platelet aggregation with
vasoconstrictor activity).
Prevention of development of atherosclerotic lesions:
The secoridoid and phenolic compounds were found to protect vascular
endothelium cells from damage. Olive extracts have been found to prevent
the oxidation of lipids and of low density lipoprotein (LDL)
cholesterol, which leads to plaque formation.
Antioxidant activity: Caffeic acid and oleuropein
were found to inhibit iron toxicity in rat hepatocytes by their
antioxidant activity through the scavenging of superoxide radical. The
compounds of olive leaf extracts have been shown to be more potent
antioxidants than BHT or vitamin E.
Hypoglycemic effect: Oleuropein has a hypoglycemic
effect possibly due to the potentiation of glucose-induced insulin
release and/or increased peripheral glucose uptake.
Immune regulation: Olive leaf extracts have
anti-inflammatory effects, and are able to increase the functional
activity of important immune cells known as macrophages.
Antimicrobial Activity
1. Antibacterial: The extracts of olive leaf have
potent antimicrobial activities against bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma.
Oleuropein has been shown to inhibit growth and the production of
enterotoxin B by Staphylococcus. Oleuropein also inhibits the growth of
Bacillus cereus, E. coli, pseudomar, Bacillus subtilis, etc.
2. Antiviral: Olive leaf extract (calcium elenolate)
eliminates the viruses by interfering with certain amino acid
production processes. The interference stops the virus from shedding,
budding, or assembling at the cell membrane. Laboratory tests suggest
that the compound has the ability to penetrate infected host cells and
irreversibly inhibit viral replication. Oleuropein possesses antiviral
activity against a number of viruses including parainfluenza 3, herpes,
influenza A, polio, etc.
AIDS patients have begun to use olive leaf
extract to help strengthen their immune system, relieve chronic fatigue,
boost the effects of anti-HIV medications and help with HIV-associated
infections. In vitro studies have found that the compounds of olive leaf
extracts inhibit acute HIV-infection and cell-to-cell transmission, and
block HIV replication, with no effect on uninfected target cells. The
compounds have also been shown to reverse many of the changes in gene
expression caused by HIV infection.
AOR Olive Leaf Extract is the highest potent extract available. Mediterranean people have long ascribed the beneficial properties of the olive leaf. Today extraction, isolation and the pharmacological evaluation have confirmed numerous health benefits.
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