Take 1 capsule with each meal. If detoxification symptoms occur reduce daily amount.

Each capsule contains:
Olive Leaf Extract (Olea europaea) . . . . 250 mg
yielding Oleuropein . . . . . . . . . . 37.5 mg

Other ingredients: rice flour, vegetable stearate, gelatin.

Olive leaf extract is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent for internal, therapeutic use, as well as various topical applications.

The most active compound thus far identified in olive leaves is called oleuropein, a bitter monoterpene glycoside of the class known as secoiridoids. Oleuropein and products from its hydrolysis such as elenolic acid, aglycone, and calcium elenolate, a salt derived from elenolic acid, all have their own unique, potent, and multifaceted attributes to add to the anti-microbial functions of the olive leaf. Oleuropein is also one of the major components found in the polyphenolic portion of olive oil.

Pathogens Rising.

The invasion of pathological organisms is on the rise. To combat this unseen enemy, medical scientists have created ever-stronger antibiotics. But these targeted organisms have brought new meaning to the word "mutant." They mutate faster than science can create new antibiotics. Each new generation seems more aggressive in its invasion and less responsive to antibiotics. To add to the dilemma, the immune system has undergone its own "mutation" process, failing to respond to older, redundant antibiotics and quickly becoming "immune" to the effects of newer ones. The immune system actually becomes weakened with extended use of antibiotics, making it more susceptible to the invasion of pathological organisms.

In short, a paradox has been created. Stronger organisms require stronger antibiotics, which create stronger organisms. Doctors too often accommodate this antibiotic abuse. Amd once a patient feels better, he or she often discontinues use of the antibiotic before finishing the prescribed amount. This process only helps the remaining organisms become resistant to that particular antibiotic. Add to this unhealthy mixture all the other immune-weakening situations the body is bombarded with every day (i.e., polluted water, air, and food supplies, stress, various chemicals, etc.). The end result of these unnatural occurrences is the dilemma we're faced with today; weakened immune systems prone to attack by antibiotic-resistant pathological organisms.

Therapeutic Uses for Olive Leaf Extract. ?

Olive leaf extract is one of nature's best antimicrobial agents. In his informative book, Olive Leaf Extract, (Kensington Books, $5.99), Dr. Morton Walker, D.P.M. and professional medical journalist, lists 126 pathological microbes which olive leaf extract acts against - many of which are notoriously antibiotic-resistant. Some of these diseases include Chlamydia, Cholera, E. Coli, Giardia, Hepatitis - A, B, and C, Influenza, Lyme Disease, Meningitis - both viral and bacterial, pneumonia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, shingles, Shigella (a form of dysentery), and vaginitis. According to Dr. Walker, the extract is even effective against the dreaded Ebola virus and shows promise, in preliminary studies, as an effective agent against the AIDS virus. Olive leaf extract appears to be more efficacious than any other known antibiotic, either natural or synthetic, both in broad-spectrum capabilities and in potency. The only possible exception may be Grapefruit Seed Extract(GSE).

Some physicians have already successfully employed Olive leaf extract as therapy for patients who suffer from medically puzzling diseases such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. According to rheumatologist Lisa Weinrib, M.D., who treats patients suffering from these particular disorders, "[Olive leaf extract]...is the missing link that functions as an antiviral and antiretroviral agent by slowing down the organism's reproductive cycle. A slowdown of the organism's spread allows the patient's immune system to go on the attack."

The extract of olive leaves operates in a multifaceted fashion. According to James R. Privitera, M.D., it helps the body overcome microbial invasions by bringing about: * A critical interference with certain amino acid procedures necessary for a specific virus, bacterium, or microbe to thrive. * Interference with viral infection and/or spread by inactivating viruses or by preventing virus shedding, budding, or assembly at the cell membrane. * Direct penetration into infected host cells and irreversible inhibition of microbial replication. * Neutralization of the retrovirus' production of reverse transcriptase and protease. These particular enzymes are critical for a retrovirus such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to alter the ribonucleic acid (RNA) of a healthy cell. * Direct stimulation of phagocytosis as an immune system response to microbes of all types.

This multifaceted approach is why Olive leaf extract is so efficacious against so many diseases that involve the immune system. But other diseases also respond to the extract. Coronary artery disease seems to respond well to the introduction of Olive leaf extract. According to laboratory and preliminary clinical studies, extract of Olive leaf alleviates numerous disorders related to insufficient arterial blood flow, including angina pectoris and intermittent claudication. It helps eliminate atrial fibrillation (arrhythmia), lowers high blood pressure, and inhibits LDL cholesterol from oxidizing. It should also be noted that studies demonstrate that the extract only attacks pathogens, and not friendly gut bacteria - just another benefit over man-made antibiotics.

Oleuropein, the bitter glucoside lodged in leaves of the green olive tree (Olea europaea), and products of its hydrolysis, contain components valuable for treating both infectious and degenerative diseases. The empirical formula of oleuropein (C25H32O13) makes it a member of the iridoid group, a uniquely structured chemical class that contains a carbohydrate component appearing as D-glucose. Oleuropein is a stable chemical except in nature, where certain environmental alterations cause molecular properties to change. For example, during the several thousand years olive leaves have been antimicrobial, pathogenic microorganisms have continued to be adversely affected by the olive leaves' oleuropein. This may indicate that the chemical structure of oleuropein tends to alter with the microbes' mutations, allowing it to continue inhibiting their growth, spread or survival. In contrast, synthetic antibiotics do not change to maintain resistance to bacteria.

Researchers checked for oleuropein toxicity by giving albino mice doses as high as 1 g/kg of body weight for seven days. No death was provoked and the dosage yielded no toxic effects. In fact, oleuropein in olive leaf extract is so safe that the investigators failed to determine the lethal dose (LD50) or even the toxic dose (the LD50 is the calculated dose of a chemical substance expected to cause death in 50 percent of a defined experimental animal population, as determined from exposure to the substance by any route other than inhalation).

Research done by an olive leaf extract producer showed that elenolic acid, one of oleuropein's hydrolysis products, is the chief destroyer or growth inhibitor of many kinds of pathological microorganisms and numerous roundworm, hookworm, tapeworm and flatworm parasites. Another hydrolysis product, aglycone, has similar properties. These oleuropein components worked efficiently against many potentially harmful organisms ranging from all species of herpes virus, polio virus 1, 2 and 3, to encephalomyocarditis and Newcastle disease.

Olive leaf extract should be taken by people exposed to any type of pathogenic microorganism, both on a preventive basis and, if disease symptoms are present, as a readily accessible self-medication.

Dosages recommended by health professionals include one or two capsules totaling 500 mg daily for preventive purposes. For treating symptoms, the dosage varies with the severity of disease but ranges from four to twelve capsules daily, or 2 to 6 grams in total of extract.

From the beginning of human history, olive trees have had their place in the tribulations and celebrations of humankind. Throughout history they have offered food and shelter to people. They have been symbolic representatives of peace, security, and plenty.

Olive trees are believed to have originated around the shores of the Mediterranean well over 5,000 years ago, and were first brought to America in the 15th century. Today, the United States's annual production, chiefly from the San Joaquin Valley of California, is close to 170,000 tons - less than five percent of the world crop.

Today, an estimated 800 million olive trees can be found growing on six continents around the world - 90 percent of which border on the Mediterranean. Nearly all olive trees being cultivated today are done so for the oil extracted from the fruit of the tree. Over 9 million metric tons of olives are picked annually, with only 800,000 tons of these being commerced as table olives. The rest are used for oil. The higher grade oils are commerced for consumption, while low grade oils are used for soaps.

Active Constituents

Evidence suggests that drinking olive leaf tea has been a method employed for many hundreds of years by middle eastern cultures to treat such disorders as coughs, sore throat, cystitis, and fever. In addition, poultices of the olive leaves are used to treat boils, rashes, warts and other skin problems. It wasn't until the early 1800's, however, that olive leaves came to the attention of the medical establishment. A French colonel by the name of Etiene Pallas, M.D., took note of the healthful effects that olive leaf tea had on those who consumed it. He examined the leaf's constituents and isolated a crystallizable compound he named vauqueline, a bitter substance to which he credited most of the febrifuge (fever-reducing) properties. Yet even back then, with limited knowledge and scientific instruments, Pallas acknowledged that the fever-reducing characteristics of olive leaves represented only a small portion of its therapeutic components.

While subsequent olive leaf investigations never ceased entirely, few researchers embarked on serious studies into the herb for decades at a time. In fact, it wasn't until 1995 that the most active compounds contained within the olive leaf were revealed.

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