Olive leaf has many different uses. If you go back to the past its use can be traced in ancient Greece. Hippocrates would prescribe the olive oil for ulcers and other ailments. However it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the compound, oleuropein, was isolated from the leaf.

It was not until 1995, when the professionals began using Olive Leaf extract. They realized that this product had a promising future based on its therapeutic actions against a wide range of conditions.

Generally the olive leaf extract is used for multiple conditions and treatments as it is an antiseptic astringent herb. Among those treatable conditions are the flu, the common cold, candida infections, , Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), encephalitis, herpes I and II, hepatitis B, human herpes virus 6 and 7, gonorrhea, HIV/ARC/AIDS, chronic fatigue, meningitis pneumonia, dengue, tuberculosis, shingles (Herpes zoster), malaria, severe diarrhea, and dental, ear, urinary tract and surgical infections .It is alsogood for improving kidney function and lowering blood pressure and fever. It also has a calming effect.

The leaves of the olive plant contain secoiridoids, which includes oleuropein, as well as ligustroside and oleacein. It also contains flavonoids (chrysoeriol, apigenin and luteolin glycosides), triterpenoids (oleanolic acid and uvaol), sterols and various other phenolic acids.

The Many Uses of Olive Leaf Extract

As we mentioned earlier, the olive leaf extract has multiple uses. It is known to effectively help control or reduce the symptoms of a wide range of conditions. It also has other types of uses, which will be discussed below.

Internal Use of Olive Leaf Extract

The olive leaf extract is used for a wide range of ailment especially the lowering of blood pressure. The compound oleuropein that is contained in the extract is known to increase coronary flow, which results in a lower blood pressure.

It is also effective in the protection of the heart and circulatory system from free radical damage. This is because it has a high antioxidant effect; while another compound contained, oleacein, is able to stop the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE).

Olive leaf extract is very effective from the treatment of different conditions such as bacteria, retroviruses, viruses and protozoa. This is done because it is able to get into the mix of the amino acid production of viruses. The compounds in the extract may also help to inactivate virus buy attacking their virus building assembly. It is also known to infiltrate cells to stop viral replication.

Another internal process that the olive leaf extract works well against is its ability to stop the production or destroy fungi, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, yeast strains. It is also able to stop the creation of micro toxins that add to chronic fatigue.

Olive leaf extract is also used to treat people who suffer from candida infections, as well as vaginal discharge, psoriasis, PMS, weight problems, headaches and the various other types of symptoms that go along with yeast infections.

The olive leaf extract is also used to treat colic, and even people who have the Epstein Barr virus.

External Use of Olive Leaf Extract

The olive leaf extract is used externally in a wide variety of processes.

Olive leaf extracts is known to have many uses in cosmetics. It is often used for products that help with skin damage, or to protect against UV radiation. The extract is also good for products that help with wound healing. It is effective because it is a cicatrizing agent.
 
In cosmetics this property may be used in rubefacient preparations and products for sport. It works directly on the stimulation of the nerve endings unlike another product, Capsicum. This will directly acr on the muscle, which then causes an increase in the blood irrigation.