Botanical Name: Olea europaea
Forms Available: Dried leaf, Powdered leaf, extract, standardized to oleuropein
Native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, olive belongs to the?family of Oleaceae. Olives are small green fruits packed with the active components oleuropein?and hydroxytyrosol. The fruit also has a rich content of luteolin, rutin, caffeic acid, catechin, and apigenin. Having a high content of antioxidants, olive helps fight against free radicals and prevent cellular damage. It also helps in decreasing cholesterol levels, alleviate inflammation, reduce blood pressure, improve memory, and treat migraine.
