Olive leaf
— Materia Medica
Snapshot
Olive leaf (Olea europaea) — reference monograph in your Materia Medica.
Overview
Bitter Mediterranean leaf valued in modern herbalism as a daily bitter/tonic.
Constituents & energetics
Secoiridoids (oleuropein), flavonoids. Taste: assertively bitter; cooling.
Parts used
Leaf.
Preparations
Tincture/standardized extracts.
Tea (quite bitter).
Notes
Pairs with citrus peel or rosemary in bitters blends.
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References
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