Olive the Benefits You know about olive oil and its growing reputation as a health-giving food, but have you considered the olive leaf? If your only exposure, thus far, to the olive leaf is to dusty illustrations of ancient Olympic champions wearing olive-leaf crowns, you might want to take another look.
Waging War with Olive Leaf Extract Our peace symbol showing a dove with an olive branch may need rethinking. Modern research proves that olive leaf extract (Olea europaea) is one of the most potent remedies to fight bacteria, viruses, and fungi.