Condition
Treatment Support
laxative
Application
oil
Olive
(Olea europea)
Botanical Information
A small-leaved evergreen tree with silver-gray and green foliage. The fruits are purple.
Working with Olive
Part(s) Used
Fruit Oil, Leaf
Herb Forms
Oil, tincture, extract in capsules, tablets.
Olive oil is used externally for cradle cap and both internally and in enema form for impacted colon. Olive leaves are high in bioflavonoids, and a tincture is used for mild hypertension and as a general cardiovascular tonic. Recent clinical reports show that olive leaf extract acts as an effective antiviral and may be a promising new treatment for herpes.
Olive has a taste of BLAND and a temperature of WARM.
Cautions
None noted.
Conditions treated with Olive
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
antiviral
Application
extract
Condition
Treatment Support
cardiac tonic
Application
tincture
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The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
