avant-tard ([info]silkfetus) wrote in [info]naturalliving,
@ 2008-05-10 03:45:00
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Entry tags:cold and flu, herbs/medicinal plants

olive leaf vs. oregano
so i don't know if i am dealing with a cold or a flu. i suspect flu but am unsure. planning on going to school health center tomorrow.
my question is when people use olive leaf oil or oregano oil. is one anti bacterial and one anti viral? both? personal experiences?
sorry for not being super coherent, slow from fatigue and fever.


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[info]myskat
2008-05-10 12:10 pm UTC (link)
oregano!

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[info]caliginous
2008-05-10 05:23 pm UTC (link)
I love olive leaf. has indications of antiviral activity if you google it. Though as always you have to sort through the crap, there is a bit that indicates its effectiveness, and I've had a lot of success with it, as have friends

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[info]stark404
2008-05-11 04:28 am UTC (link)
Oregano oil is awesome; another good antibiotic/antiviral is raw garlic. I take at least two cloves and chop them up rather finely, then pick up a few at a time and wash them down with water, like tiny pills. Do that morning and evening for at least three days, and you should feel better. Caution: if you start to notice easy bruising, you have taken too much garlic; it thins the blood. Don't take if you are using aspirin.

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olive leaf should work
[info]wdpowell
2008-05-12 05:05 pm UTC (link)
I've been researching olive leaf extract and have found much research being done. You can find many of these studies on medical research websites on the net. Here is one which pertains to this discussion:

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LINK - http://grande.nal.usda.gov/ibids/index.php?mode=showref&t=i_r&r=793797

Title - The olive leaf extract exhibits antiviral activity against viral haemorrhagic septicaemia rhabdovirus (VHSV).

Author - Micol,-V; Caturla,-N; Perez-Fons,-L; Mas,-V; Perez,-L; Estepa,-A

Citation - Antiviral-Res. 2005 Jun; 66(2-3): 129-36

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Pub Year - 2005

Language - English

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Pub Country2 - Netherlands

Pub Type - Journal-Article

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ISSN - 0166-3542

Category - 20050919

Update Code - 20050919

Accession - 15869811

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Abstract - A commercial plant extract derived from olive tree leaf (Olea europaea) (LExt) and its major compound, oleuropein (Ole), inhibited the in vitro infectivity of the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV), a salmonid rhabdovirus. Incubation of virus with LExt or Ole before infection reduced the viral infectivity to 10 and 30%, respectively. Furthermore, LExt drastically decreased VHSV titers and viral protein accumulation (virucidal effect) in a dose dependent manner when added to cell monolayers 36 h post-infection. On the other hand, both the LExt and Ole were able to inhibit cell-to-cell membrane fusion induced by VHSV in uninfected cells, suggesting interactions with viral envelope. Therefore, we propose that O. europaea could be used as a potential source of promising natural antivirals, which have demonstrated to lack impact on health and environment. In addition, Ole could be used to design other related antiviral agents.

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Journal Name - Antiviral-research

Major MESH - *Antiviral-Agents-pharmacology; *Novirhabdovirus-drug-effects; *Olea-chemistry; *Plant-Extracts-pharmacology; *Plant-Leaves-chemistry

Minor MESH - Antiviral-Agents-chemistry; Cell-Line; Microbial-Sensitivity-Tests; Novirhabdovirus-physiology; Virus-Replication-drug-effects

Check Tags - Animals; Research-Support,-Non-U.S.-Gov't

Subject Heading - chemistry; pharmacology; drug-effects; physiology

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Here is a good source to purchase olive leaf extract:
http://www.olivus.com

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