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Olive leaf
Oleae folium
Olivenbltter
January 17, 1991
Name of Drug
Oleae folium, olive leaf.
Composition of Drug
Olive leaf consists of the fresh or dried leaf of Olea europaea L. s.l. [Fam. Oleaceae], as well as preparations thereof.
Uses
Preparations of Olive leaf are used as an antihypertensive and diuretic. The effectiveness of olive leaf for the claimed applications is not sufficiently documented.
Risks
None known.
Evaluation
Since the effectiveness of the drug and its preparations for the claimed uses is not documented, a therapeutic application for hypertonia cannot be justified.
Actions
In animal experiments:
- Antispasmodic
- Bronchodilator
- Coronary dilator
- Hypotensive
- Antiarrhythmic and arrhythmogenic
- Antipyretic
- Hypoglycemic
- Diuretic
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