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Posted 12/11/2017 1:09 PM (GMT -5)
Good Afternoon everyone,


quick question. months ago i bought an olive leaf extract tincture (have no idea why lol). i was thinking of trying it.
what exactly is it used for?
what is the dosage? how should i start taking it? what is the maximum drops per day?

thank you all!
Posted 12/11/2017 1:20 PM (GMT -5)
I know its anti-candida, but not very strong. I always bought it in capsules.
Posted 12/11/2017 1:32 PM (GMT -5)
olive leaf extract is an anti-everything (bacterial, fungal, microbial, viral, protozoan, malarial, oxidant, inflammatory) and an immune booster.

careful with this stuff it can hit you hard and you must pulse it. check the old posts for more info.
Posted 12/11/2017 7:49 PM (GMT -5)
Is it anti lyme too?
Posted 12/11/2017 8:08 PM (GMT -5)

LymeSick 🌟 said...
Is it anti lyme too?

Yes.

Oil of Oregano capsules were found to be just as effective against persistors as IV Daptomycin in the John Hopkins side by side study so that's an option too.
Posted 12/11/2017 9:56 PM (GMT -5)

1000Daisies said...
Here is a read for you in case you are interested:

/draxe.com/olive-leaf-benefits/

I tried olive leaf extract. I have read here how powerful it is on this board. Unfortunately for me, it didn't appear to do anything for me (I didn't react to it at all). But that seems more uncommon experience though!

from the link: "In Moroccan medicine, olive lead is infused in order to stabilize blood sugar and control diabetes.

Oleuropein, one of the primary compounds in olive lead, has attracted attention since the early 1900s because of its antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties. Studies have found that oleuropein, which is a polyphenol, is a potent antioxidant that lowers blood pressure naturally and prevents cardiovascular disease. Oleuropein proved to be powerful when it made tumors in animals regress or disappear within 12 days."

I think I'll try it again since candida tried to come back and say "hello", plus my BP and BS could still go a little lower. I'll test my blood sugar to see after a few weeks.
Posted 12/11/2017 10:04 PM (GMT -5)

1000Daisies said...
Here is a read for you in case you are interested:

/draxe.com/olive-leaf-benefits/

I tried olive leaf extract. I have read here how powerful it is on this board. Unfortunately for me, it didn't appear to do anything for me (I didn't react to it at all). But that seems more uncommon experience though!

"In Moroccan medicine, olive lead (leaf?) is infused in order to stabilize blood sugar and control diabetes.

Oleuropein, one of the primary compounds in olive lead (leaf?), has attracted attention since the early 1900s because of its antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties. Studies have found that oleuropein, which is a polyphenol, is a potent antioxidant that lowers blood pressure naturally and prevents cardiovascular disease. Oleuropein proved to be powerful when it made tumors in animals regress or disappear within 12 days."

Dr Axe needs to improve proof reading. Anyway I think I'll try this again and watch BP and blood sugar.
Posted 12/12/2017 5:19 AM (GMT -5)
Thanx everyone. I’ll give it s slow try and see what happens
Posted 3/24/2018 11:00 AM (GMT -5)
I bought some Olive Leaf capsules from Nature's Way after reading about it in one of Buhner's books. He made it sound like a good thing, but after I bought it, I couldn't remember why I bought it or what it was as supposed to do.

Anyway, two nights ago I took some. Bottle said 3 capsules daily and Buhner said 3 capsules after eating a fatty meal, so I took it after supper. Yesterday I noticed I had more joint and foot stiffness and when I squatted down, I could hardly get up as my muscles were weak. I didn't make too much of it at the time.

Took the olive oil again last night same way - 3 capsules after supper. Woke up at 5:30 this morning with a headache, stiff joints, soreness in back of head, and feeling dehydrated. After a while, I started having bowel movements - looser than usual and multiple trips. Felt better after that but kind of wiped out.

I recently started d-limonene and also have been taking more Candicid Forte, so I wasn't sure which one was making me feel bad. After searching for posts on Olive Leaf, seems like this might be the one. What do you think?

Should I not be taking it at all, or should I stop and start slower? Does it have to be taken daily or can I take it randomly?

It's not a cyst buster or biofilm buster is it?
Posted 3/24/2018 2:26 PM (GMT -5)
Olive leaf is indicated for klebsiella infections, sometimes yeast and Buhner recommends it for mycoplasma. It's also a strong antioxidant.

Only contraindication is that it raises histamines, so if you're histamine sensitive be aware.
Posted 3/24/2018 2:41 PM (GMT -5)

WalkingbyFaith said...
I bought some Olive Leaf capsules from Nature's Way after reading about it in one of Buhner's books. He made it sound like a good thing, but after I bought it, I couldn't remember why I bought it or what it was as supposed to do.

Anyway, two nights ago I took some. Bottle said 3 capsules daily and Buhner said 3 capsules after eating a fatty meal, so I took it after supper. Yesterday I noticed I had more joint and foot stiffness and when I squatted down, I could hardly get up as my muscles were weak. I didn't make too much of it at the time.

Took the olive oil again last night same way - 3 capsules after supper. Woke up at 5:30 this morning with a headache, stiff joints, soreness in back of head, and feeling dehydrated. After a while, I started having bowel movements - looser than usual and multiple trips. Felt better after that but kind of wiped out.

I recently started d-limonene and also have been taking more Candicid Forte, so I wasn't sure which one was making me feel bad. After searching for posts on Olive Leaf, seems like this might be the one. What do you think?

Should I not be taking it at all, or should I stop and start slower? Does it have to be taken daily or can I take it randomly?

It's not a cyst buster or biofilm buster is it?

When i first started taking OLE i was having major liver and gallbladder pains. Liver flushes helped. I take this as the OLE was killing stuff off and my sluggish bile flow was backing up more with toxins.
What you describe could be die-off, or like i mentioned in the previous post, it could be a histamine reaction if you are sensitive to that as OLE raises histamines, though your symptoms sound more die-off to me.
Try easing up on the dose and upping your detox, see ifvthat helps. If it does, start back up slower, olive leaf can be potent for some
Posted 3/24/2018 7:41 PM (GMT -5)

Aerose91 said...

WalkingbyFaith said...
I bought some Olive Leaf capsules from Nature's Way after reading about it in one of Buhner's books. He made it sound like a good thing, but after I bought it, I couldn't remember why I bought it or what it was as supposed to do.

Anyway, two nights ago I took some. Bottle said 3 capsules daily and Buhner said 3 capsules after eating a fatty meal, so I took it after supper. Yesterday I noticed I had more joint and foot stiffness and when I squatted down, I could hardly get up as my muscles were weak. I didn't make too much of it at the time.

Took the olive oil again last night same way - 3 capsules after supper. Woke up at 5:30 this morning with a headache, stiff joints, soreness in back of head, and feeling dehydrated. After a while, I started having bowel movements - looser than usual and multiple trips. Felt better after that but kind of wiped out.

I recently started d-limonene and also have been taking more Candicid Forte, so I wasn't sure which one was making me feel bad. After searching for posts on Olive Leaf, seems like this might be the one. What do you think?

Should I not be taking it at all, or should I stop and start slower? Does it have to be taken daily or can I take it randomly?

It's not a cyst buster or biofilm buster is it?

When i first started taking OLE i was having major liver and gallbladder pains. Liver flushes helped. I take this as the OLE was killing stuff off and my sluggish bile flow was backing up more with toxins.
What you describe could be die-off, or like i mentioned in the previous post, it could be a histamine reaction if you are sensitive to that as OLE raises histamines, though your symptoms sound more die-off to me.
Try easing up on the dose and upping your detox, see ifvthat helps. If it does, start back up slower, olive leaf can be potent for some

Aerose,

Thank you so much for responding. This sounds exactly like what I'm experiencing. Later today, after I posted this, I was having upper abdominal pain and it was sore to the touch. Not sure if it's the liver or stomach organ, but it feels like it has something to do with stomach acid or bile.

I laid down, and it got worse. When I got up, I started having terrible, relentless belching. I took 2 GasX before supper, but I'm still suffering. I hope I can stop it before bedtime. It's giving me chest pain, too. Feels a lot like the silent reflux that preceded the sudden onset of IBS-C going on 3 years ago.

I'll skip the Olive Leaf and the D-limonene tonight. I think the d-limonene reduces stomach acid, so I think it's playing a part in this too.

When it all passes, I'll try the Olive Leaf again and go lower and slower. I don't want to lose my liver.
Posted 3/24/2018 10:12 PM (GMT -5)
I have taken it before and also felt nothing as compared to the Lysine which I feel healing a cyst. I have been taking it for a couple months in conjunction with. I would feel the Lysine aggravate the cyst within an hour. This used to be a bit discomforting but I feel the cyst less and less over time so I know the Lysine is working.

I have read Olive Leaf should be standardized at 24% oleuropain to be effective but it is difficult to find over 18% so I just take more.
Posted 3/24/2018 10:49 PM (GMT -5)

WalkingbyFaith said...

Aerose91 said...

WalkingbyFaith said...
I bought some Olive Leaf capsules from Nature's Way after reading about it in one of Buhner's books. He made it sound like a good thing, but after I bought it, I couldn't remember why I bought it or what it was as supposed to do.

Anyway, two nights ago I took some. Bottle said 3 capsules daily and Buhner said 3 capsules after eating a fatty meal, so I took it after supper. Yesterday I noticed I had more joint and foot stiffness and when I squatted down, I could hardly get up as my muscles were weak. I didn't make too much of it at the time.

Took the olive oil again last night same way - 3 capsules after supper. Woke up at 5:30 this morning with a headache, stiff joints, soreness in back of head, and feeling dehydrated. After a while, I started having bowel movements - looser than usual and multiple trips. Felt better after that but kind of wiped out.

I recently started d-limonene and also have been taking more Candicid Forte, so I wasn't sure which one was making me feel bad. After searching for posts on Olive Leaf, seems like this might be the one. What do you think?

Should I not be taking it at all, or should I stop and start slower? Does it have to be taken daily or can I take it randomly?

It's not a cyst buster or biofilm buster is it?

When i first started taking OLE i was having major liver and gallbladder pains. Liver flushes helped. I take this as the OLE was killing stuff off and my sluggish bile flow was backing up more with toxins.
What you describe could be die-off, or like i mentioned in the previous post, it could be a histamine reaction if you are sensitive to that as OLE raises histamines, though your symptoms sound more die-off to me.
Try easing up on the dose and upping your detox, see ifvthat helps. If it does, start back up slower, olive leaf can be potent for some

Aerose,

Thank you so much for responding. This sounds exactly like what I'm experiencing. Later today, after I posted this, I was having upper abdominal pain and it was sore to the touch. Not sure if it's the liver or stomach organ, but it feels like it has something to do with stomach acid or bile.

I laid down, and it got worse. When I got up, I started having terrible, relentless belching. I took 2 GasX before supper, but I'm still suffering. I hope I can stop it before bedtime. It's giving me chest pain, too. Feels a lot like the silent reflux that preceded the sudden onset of IBS-C going on 3 years ago.

I'll skip the Olive Leaf and the D-limonene tonight. I think the d-limonene reduces stomach acid, so I think it's playing a part in this too.

When it all passes, I'll try the Olive Leaf again and go lower and slower. I don't want to lose my liver.

Gallbladder is the upper right quadrant of your abdomen, right under the top part of your rib cage. It's not uncommon for us to have slow bile flow due to gallstones
Posted 3/25/2018 9:01 AM (GMT -5)
Aerose,

Yes. That's the spot where it feels sore. I did have a Hida scan on my gallbladder 2.5 years ago when those symptoms first started and were the worst. They said the results were normal. I'll try the olive leaf again and go lower and slower. It definitely cleaned out my bowels somehow.
Posted 3/25/2018 11:03 AM (GMT -5)

WalkingbyFaith said...
Aerose,

Yes. That's the spot where it feels sore. I did have a Hida scan on my gallbladder 2.5 years ago when those symptoms first started and were the worst. They said the results were normal. I'll try the olive leaf again and go lower and slower. It definitely cleaned out my bowels somehow.

Thank God your HIDA scan came back normal. Their solution is never lets try to heal the gallbladder but to cut it out of you.

There is an acupuncture meridian that is strictly gallbladder. If your gallbladder needs support many of these points will likely hurt so good when stimulated with massage or acupressure. Acupuncture can stimulate healing as part of a balanced treatment which includes optimized nutrition but even a foot massage focused on the meridian points can feel amazing.

My favorite trouble spot is GB43 (Xiaxi) located on the dorsum of the foot between the fourth and fifth metatarsals 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin. In English that's the top of the foot about an inch below where your pinky toe meets your fourth. There are a few located along this line that runs in between the bones.

If I get needled there the stress just melts away and I get so relaxed I have fallen asleep on the table. What a wonderful way to dive deep into your favorite meditation!
Posted 3/25/2018 11:35 AM (GMT -5)
I dont really understand the effects you mention this can have on the gallbladder, I have been eating raw olive leaves for a while now and it may have helped a little without any issues but the thing is I have no gallbladder.
Posted 9/16/2018 8:36 PM (GMT -5)
Okay, I have an update on Olive Leaf. My gut had been feeling very inflamed and sore for a week, so 3 days ago I decided to pull out the olive leaf capsules. Three nights in a row, I took 1/2 a capsule mixed in the rest of my herbs after supper. Yesterday, I expelled something in my bowels that had bubbles surrounding it. Looked like a clear jelly-like blob of something. Today, twice I had larger expulsions of the same with some long stringy looking objects and some smaller (approximately inch long) things that resembled a worm in shape.

After internet searches, I've concluded the very long objects look a lot like what is referred to as rope worm. I also learned that "rope worm" and "mucoid plaque" are considered pseudo scientific terms with no validity in the conventional medical world.

The expelled material is similar in appearance to a large quantity of seaweed looking stuff I expelled months ago after being on Candicid Forte. I also took artemesia (wormwood) for 4-5 days with breaks in between a week before the abdominal discomfort started.

So, whatever this stuff is, herbs that are known to work on yeast and parasites seem to be what drove it out (Candicid forte, wormwood, olive leaf).

I get abdominal discomfort for days to weeks before expelling the stuff and feel symptom relief after expelling it. I also felt somewhat of a sore throat yesterday and today after taking the olive leaf. Very interesting stuff. Looks like I finally found something that helps eliminate some of my gut pathogens or whatever it is. I had also taken 3 drops of Paragone about a week ago. Anyway, a few days ago, before expelling this stuff, I had the worst fatigue and joint pain I've ever had and was feeling allergic again.

Wish it hadn't taken me so long to actually try olive leaf and get some gut relief. My gut has been chronically constipated for 3 years. The only breakthrough I've had at all was some months ago after expelling similar looking stuff.
Posted 10/31/2018 2:55 PM (GMT -5)

WalkingbyFaith said...
Okay, I have an update on Olive Leaf. My gut had been feeling very inflamed and sore for a week, so 3 days ago I decided to pull out the olive leaf capsules. Three nights in a row, I took 1/2 a capsule mixed in the rest of my herbs after supper. Yesterday, I expelled something in my bowels that had bubbles surrounding it. Looked like a clear jelly-like blob of something. Today, twice I had larger expulsions of the same with some long stringy looking objects and some smaller (approximately inch long) things that resembled a worm in shape.

After internet searches, I've concluded the very long objects look a lot like what is referred to as rope worm. I also learned that "rope worm" and "mucoid plaque" are considered pseudo scientific terms with no validity in the conventional medical world.

The expelled material is similar in appearance to a large quantity of seaweed looking stuff I expelled months ago after being on Candicid Forte. I also took artemesia (wormwood) for 4-5 days with breaks in between a week before the abdominal discomfort started.

So, whatever this stuff is, herbs that are known to work on yeast and parasites seem to be what drove it out (Candicid forte, wormwood, olive leaf).

I get abdominal discomfort for days to weeks before expelling the stuff and feel symptom relief after expelling it. I also felt somewhat of a sore throat yesterday and today after taking the olive leaf. Very interesting stuff. Looks like I finally found something that helps eliminate some of my gut pathogens or whatever it is. I had also taken 3 drops of Paragone about a week ago. Anyway, a few days ago, before expelling this stuff, I had the worst fatigue and joint pain I've ever had and was feeling allergic again.

Wish it hadn't taken me so long to actually try olive leaf and get some gut relief. My gut has been chronically constipated for 3 years. The only breakthrough I've had at all was some months ago after expelling similar looking stuff.



Hey WalkingByFaith!
That's super interesting! I just started OLE a couple days ago & have felt like it was helping, so to read your experience was interesting. I personally am suffering from Morgellons, which is the worst ='/
Hoping OLE helps us both! smile
Posted 10/31/2018 3:08 PM (GMT -5)
Hi emmymack8t4

Welcome to our community.

Are you currently seeing a LLMD for Morgellons treatment?

We encourage our new members to read through the information in the “sticky” thread at the top of the page: “New to Lyme?...Start Here!”
It’s packed full of useful information.

I hope you find this to be a knowledgeable and supportive group here.
Posted 10/31/2018 9:30 PM (GMT -5)

emmymack8t4 said...

Hey WalkingByFaith!
That's super interesting! I just started OLE a couple days ago & have felt like it was helping, so to read your experience was interesting. I personally am suffering from Morgellons, which is the worst ='/
Hoping OLE helps us both! smile

emmymack,
Hi and welcome! I just recently started taking olive leaf again more regularly. I can't tell much this go around. Probably means I need to increase the dose. I hope it continues to help you.

I'm so sorry about the Morgellon's. I was reading the Morgellon's post last night. Super scary but also fascinating if you're not suffering from it.

When I expelled the stringy ropeworm type stuff, it reminded me of what I'd read about Morgellon's with the fibers and all. Made me wonder if ropeworm could be sort of like intestinal Morgellons.

Have you ever had any ropeworm like stuff?
Posted 11/1/2018 10:05 AM (GMT -5)
My naturopath put me on OLE this past month. He gave it to me as an anti-lyme, but knowing it would function as anti-candida and immune support. I def herxed on it the first few days, but I feel like things are leveling out. I am taking it in conjunction with pretty high doses of cat's claw and vitamin c. And a homeopathic remedy for parasites and mold. So really can't tell what the exact results from the olive leaf were. Hope it helps you.
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