Olive leaves organic, whole

The concentrated power of the olive tree is in the leaves

Anyone under stress, susceptible to viruses and colds, or in need of an energy boost should use olive leaf tea as a preventative measure. Olive leaves have a special effect on all diseases caused by viruses, retroviruses, fungi, parasites, or bacteria. They block the virus-specific system in the infected cell and improve the body's cellular defense function.

In addition, the substance has a healing power that antibiotics lack. Hildegard von Bingen prescribed olive leaf tea to her patients for stomach upsets, gout, and digestive problems.

Although olive leaves were already used to treat many illnesses in the Middle Ages, it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that they were successfully used. In the 19th century, scientists isolated a bitter substance from the leaves, which they called oleuropein. This substance is partly responsible for the olive tree's high resistance. The tree produces this bitter substance to protect itself from damage caused by insects and bacteria. Oleuropein is particularly abundant in the leaves, with concentrations up to 3,000 times higher than in the oil or fruit.

The research team at INIMS is investigating the causes of multiple sclerosis, the question of which cells of the immune system and nervous system are responsible for the inflammatory lesions that develop in the brain, and, in particular, the development of new treatments. In the early stages, tolerance induction is intended to restore the damaged structures of the myelin sheaths of the brain and spinal cord to normal. A promising approach is natural phenol, which can be isolated from olive oil and especially olive leaves. It crosses the blood-brain barrier and, in addition to neuroprotective effects, is believed to have a number of other beneficial mechanisms of action for multiple sclerosis. The neuroprotective effect of phenol and its good tolerability have been confirmed in preliminary studies.

The olive leaves are extremely potent compared to other radical scavengers.