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The following information on Olive Leaf and its effect on Herpes, Shingles, Epstein-Barr Virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, common colds, Fibromyalgia, pneumonia, Candida was sent to us by the staff at Earth Clinic, of Bangkok, Thailand.

"We commonly get questions quite often the easiest treatment (DIY - do it yourself) for herpes. The easiest treatment and simplest is to use fresh olive leaf tea, powder or capsule extract. However, in practice we used more than one just to make sure they don't come back again.

Since we am talking about olive leaf, this is also used against Epstein-Barr Virus and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as well, due to its antiviral properties. As a result, I have cut and paste portions describing in more details the oleuropeins found in olive leaf. For those already against vaccination the olive leaf can be ingested regularly as a protection against other deadly viral diseases as well.

Olive Leaf fights the Herpes Virus

In 1969 the research of Dr. Renis working with the Upjohn company, proved that a compound of oleuropein from the olive leaf could kill all viruses, including the herpes virus, against which it was tested. The virucidal activity of oleuropein was due to its interaction with the protein coat of the virus and not with its genetic material.

In 1992 French biologists working at the Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Faculte de Pharmacie in Rennes France, found that all of the herpes viruses were inhibited or killed by extracts from olive leaf. They supported their findings by citing 28 references to the virucidal qualities of oleuropein in their report.

Olive Leaf reduces Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

In the U.S.A. the use of olive leaf extract has become very popular with doctors, naturopaths and the general public where it is being prescribed for the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). CFS is associated with immune dysfunction, which allows infections with a variety of opportunistic microbes from herpes-viruses, retroviruses, fungi and parasites.

Many sufferers will have an overgrowth of the yeast Candida albicans, along with a chronic active infection with the Epstein-Barr Virus ( EBV or glandular fever ) & Fibromyalgia.

By the end of early adulthood almost everyone has detectable levels of EBV anti-bodies in their blood, meaning that they have at some stage, been invaded by this virus. In those with a healthy immune system the virus is kept in a dormant or latent state and does not produce any symptoms.If the host's immune system becomes weakened or overloaded the glandular fever virus (Epstein- Barr Virus-EBV) begins to reactivate and cause disease. EBV belongs to the herpes family of viruses, and all herpes viruses tend to reactivate in those with compromised immune systems such as in cancer, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS ) and treatment with chemotherapy.

Dr. W.J. Martin, head of molecular immunopathology at the University of Southern California Medical Centre has found strange retroviruses called "foamy viruses" in a high percentage of patients with CFS. These patients complained of persistent debilitating, flu-like symptoms similar to CFS. Other viruses that are being studied as possible causes of CFS are HTLV-2, entero-viruses such as the polio virus, herpes-virus type VI and the cytomegalovirus.

These kinds of viruses reside in most people but are kept in a dormant state by our immune systems. Until the virus fighting properties of olive leaf were recently rediscovered and proved, there has been very little specific treatment to overcome virally induced CFS. Now it is possible to fight these viruses by taking sufficient quantities of olive leaf in repeated doses.

It is the hydrolyzed components of elenolic acid with its calcium elenolate salt that are bound by nature into the structure of the olive leaf that are able to fight these viruses so effectively.

Re: Fresh Olive Leaf

"Unfortunately most herb stores do not have fresh olive leaf. If your local store has one, its great. If you can't find one, go to a Plant Nursery -- they might have a olive tree you can grow one at your home. This is what we did. We grow our own olive leaf tree. When you buy an olive tree from a nursery, I would prefer you to buy a large olive tree already. This way you do not have to wait for it to grow. You can use it immediately.

At Olivus we pick, cure and package olive leaf from mature Manzanillo and Mission olive trees only. Our leaf is fresh, organic and shipped directly to you.