Olive tree (leaves)

Olea europaea

Olive leaves are a powerful antioxidant with hypotensive and anti-infective properties.

Description

Beyond olive oil, olive leaves contain therapeutic treasures. Rich in oleuropein, they have remarkable antioxidant, antimicrobial and hypotensive properties used in traditional Mediterranean medicine since antiquity.

Benefits

• Natural hypotensive
• Powerful antioxidant
• Antimicrobial
• Hypoglycemic
• Anti-inflammatory

How to use

As dried leaf infusion, fluid extract, capsules or powder.

📋 Recommended preparation

Infusion: 5-10 dried leaves per 250ml boiling water, steep 10 minutes.

Precautions

• May potentiate antihypertensive treatments.
• Blood sugar monitoring recommended for diabetics.
• Not recommended for hypotension.

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