Olive leaf extract mainly contains secoiridoids and their glycosides, flavonoids and their glycosides, biflavonoids and their glycosides, low molecular weight tannins and other ingredients, with secoiridoids as the main active ingredients. The main ingredients in olive leaf extract are bitter secoiridoid substances, of which oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol are the most active. It is widely used in health products and cosmetics.
Effects of Olive Leaf Extract
Broad-spectrum Antibacterial Effect
Possible mechanisms are as follows:
Severe interference with certain amino acid patterns necessary for the growth of a particular virus, bacteria or microorganism;
Interfering with viral infection and/or transmission by inactivating the virus or preventing the virus from molting, germinating or germinating in the cell membrane;
Directly penetrating into infected cells and irreversibly inhibiting microbial replication;
Neutralizing the reverse transcriptase and protease products of retroviruses.
Olive leaf extract has a full effect on infectious and malignant microorganisms. It can stop the onset of colds and other viral diseases, fungal, mold and yeast invasions, minor and severe bacterial infections and protozoan infections. Not only preventive, olive leaf extract provides a safe and effective treatment in the battle against microorganisms. Studies have also shown that the extract only attacks pathogens and is harmless to the intestinal bacteria that coexist with the human body, which is another advantage over artificial antibiotics.
Antioxidant Effect
Oleuropein can protect skin cells from UV damage, prevent UV from decomposing skin membrane lipids, promote fibroblasts to produce collagen, reduce the secretion of fibroblast collagenase, and prevent the anti-glycan reaction of cell membranes, thereby highly protecting fibroblasts, naturally resisting skin damage caused by oxidation, and protecting against UV damage, effectively maintaining skin tenderness and elasticity, and achieving the effect of skin support and rejuvenation.
Strengthening the Immune System
Some doctors have successfully used olive leaf extract in the treatment of patients with medically unexplained diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. This may be the result of its direct stimulation of the immune system.
Cardiovascular Disease
Some cardiovascular diseases have also received a good response after using olive leaf extract. Coronary heart disease appears to respond well to treatment with olive leaf extract. According to laboratory and preliminary clinical studies, olive leaf extract can relieve discomfort caused by insufficient arterial flow, including angina and intermittent claudication. It helps eliminate atrial fibrillation (arrhythmia), lowers high blood pressure and inhibits oxidation to produce LDL cholesterol.
Applications of Olive Leaf Extract
Medicine
Used to make new drugs for treating diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protozoa, parasites and blood-sucking worms, and new drugs for treating colds.
Health food
In Europe and the United States, olive leaf extract is mainly used as a dietary supplement to regulate immunity.
Skin Care Products
High content of oleuropein is mainly used in skin care products, which can protect skin cells from UV damage, effectively maintain skin tenderness and elasticity, and achieve the effect of skin support and skin rejuvenation. Microherb high content of oleuropein 80% is specially designed for skin care products. It has high active ingredients and light color, which is very suitable for cosmetic formula design.
Olive leaf extract used in skin care products has protective, anti-oxidant and repair effects, as follows:
1. Protective-antioxidant effect - maintain the viability of skin cells
2. Protective-antioxidant reaction
3. Repair - promote collagen protein metabolism - promote collagen protein synthesis
4. Anti-glycan reaction
5. Anti-collagenization
