Things You Don't Know About Olive Leaf Extract

Olive leaf extract, used for therapeutic purposes before 1000 BC. The data showed that residents of those regions whose diets included olive leaves had fewer heart attacks. Now olive leaf extract manufacturers are widely using it in the fields of medical treatment, beauty and health care, and more and more people who advocate natural remedies are taking olive leaf extract as a daily health care product.

Olive leaf extract is the dry leaf extract of olive plant, the main components are flavonoids, terpenes and their derivatives, aromatic compounds, aliphatic compounds, phenolic acid compounds, etc. Among these, flavonoids, terpenes and their derivatives are the main active ingredients. Olive leaf extract has various pharmacological effects such as lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, antioxidant, antithrombotic, antibacterial, antiviral, antimicrobial and anticancer. It is widely used in medicines, cosmetics and food supplements.

1. The Medicinal Value of Olive Leaf Extract

Olive leaf extract has antioxidant, bacteriostatic, and hypoglycemic effect. It has obvious protective effect on the heart, and has certain effects on anti-tumor and anti-virus functions.

2.The Skin Care Value of Olive Leaf Extract

The high content of oleuropein is mainly used in skin care products, which can protect skin cells from ultraviolet rays, effectively maintain skin tenderness and elasticity, achieving the effect of skin care and skin rejuvenation. Olive leaf extract can play a protective and antioxidant role, maintain the viability of skin cells, and have a repairing effect, which can promote the metabolism and synthesis of collagen.