There’s been a lot of research into the amazing health benefits of an olive leaf.
It is believed that olive leaf is effective in the treatment of several ailments some of which include:
- Alzheimer’s disease
The olive tree is predominantly found in warm, humid environments and countries such as Australia, Chile and Peru are known to be places where the tree thrives.
Olives have always been used by people and as a matter of fact the leaves were used in mummifying the pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
It was seen as both a medicinal and cultural leaf in ancient times and in the the early 1800 olive leaf was used as a therapeutic treatment for convulsions, fever and in treating symptoms of malaria.
Olive leaf can be used in the treatment of several ailments as a result of its potent antimicrobial properties.
Some of these ailments include
- Herpes I and II
- Ear infections
- Yeast infections
- Severe diarrhoea
- Hepatitis B
- Urinary tract
- Epstein Barr virus (EBV)
- Human virus herpes 6 and 7
- Common cold
Homemade Recipe Using Olive Leaf Extract
To prepare a homemade recipe using olive leaf extract you need to ensure that you get sun dried of fresh olive leaves.
- Wash the leaves carefully by soaking them in a baking soda and water mixture for a couple of minutes before rinsing them well.
- Your leaves should be a total of between 100 to 150 leaves per one litre of water.
- Boil the leaves after washing them, as soon as your leaves start to boil, reduce the flame of your stove to a low heat and allow the leaves to simmer for a period of 20 minutes.
- The extract is ready, strain the olive leaf extract in a bottle and refrigerate.
- You should consume a single teaspoon of the olive leaf extract thrice daily, usually just before you have a meal.
- You can dilute the extract in water to allow you swallow it with ease.
When you include olive leaf extract as part of your daily dietary routine you will go a long way in ensuring that you stay healthy all year round.
Source: Super Healthy Page