Seagate Olive Leaf Extract
A Statement Concerning Oleuropein % and Standardization.
The Oleuropein Myth
In 1969, the pharmaceutical company Merck attempted to isolate what they believed to be the active component of the olive leaf - oleuropein - in order to develop a natural anti-viral drug. From this one phenolic compound Merck further extracted and isolated a chemical called elenoic acid to use in their clinical trials. Unfortunately this oleuropein/elenoic acid compound proved to be unstable when ingested and failed to kill germs. Merck gave up further work on their project.
During the mid-1990's there were just a couple of companies in the health food industry producing Olive Leaf Extract. Seagate was one of these companies. Several of these companies chose to continue the use of the word oleuropein in their advertising, to create the aura of respectability and potency for their extract. As olive leaf extract became ever-more popular and other companies added olive leaf to their product line extensions, the use of the oleuropein measurement by placing the percentage on the front of the label became a copycat issue - companies that did not process their own extract and really had no idea what they were even selling copied the existing olive leaf extract labels that were on the shelves of health food stores which claimed some level of oleuropein.
What these companies do not realize is that oleuropein is one of 8 compounds
discovered (so far) in the olive that have anti-bacterial, antifungal,
and very strong anti-oxidative properties. These compounds include the
6 other phenolics - caffeic acid, verbascoside, luteolin 7-O-glucoside,
rutin, apigenin 7-O-glucoside and luteolin 4'-O-glucoside - along with
the most recently discovered maslinic acid compound which has been undergoing
HIV-testing at the University of Granada in Spain.*
These 8 compounds are present in the olive leaves, fruit, bark and roots of the olive tree Olea europa. Most likely there are even more active components of the olive tree that are still to be discovered.
These compounds have developed over thousands of years of "natural selection" where Nature created and improved upon this olive plant to make it resistant to fungus, mold, bacteria, parasites, viruses, and other plagues that killed off their weaker cousins. However, it has been Nature's plan that these compounds operate together, synergistically, not as separate entities as hypothesized by Merck.
There is current medical testing using the whole olive leaf extract against
cancer, heart disease, and a variety of infectious diseases because of
these broad-spectrum anti-microbial and anti-fungal characteristics.*
 Seagate olive leaf extract is a whole herb extract, concentrating all of the valuable phytonutrients from the olive leaf, rather than trying to isolate one single chemical.
While many brands try to single out oleuropein as "the" active
ingredient, it is just one of many active ingredients synergistically working
together. The proof of this olive leaf extract's quality has been in the
results. Dr. Morton Walker's article about Seagate in the May 2001 "Townsend
Letter" details many case studies from health care professionals using
the Seagate olive leaf extract product. Click Here for a web text only version of this letter.
The tendency by some companies to differentiate their olive leaf extract
from the next bottle on the store shelf by selecting an individual nutrient
and isolating it, just causes more confusion. The Upjohn scientists attempted
to isolate what they believed was the "active ingredient" in
the olive leaf, calcium elenolate, a component of oleuropein, in order
to duplicate it and create anti-viral and antibiotic compounds. Unfortunately
the separation and isolation of this phytochemical ingredient resulted
in failure by the Upjohn scientists to achieve the results in clinical
trials that they had achieved with InVitro testing. These unstable phytochemicals
combined with blood serum proteins during human trials, forming new molecules
having no antibiotic or antiviral properties. Proving once again the complexity
involved in natural compounds found in whole food and whole herb creations
of nature.
The following is an explanation of why Seagate’s olive leaf extract labels
do not state a “standardized % of oleuropein”. The principal reason is that this is not a standardized extract but rather
a “whole food extract”. We use a cold-pressed freshwater extraction method to process this whole olive leaf product, with no solvents or alcohol. Seagate is not trying to isolate any one specific phytochemical, like oleuropein, but rather is concentrating all the phytochemicals in this herb/food without chemically destroying or eliminating any one of them. After all, this is supposed to be the “natural foods industry”, not the pharmaceutical industry. Whole foods and supplements like olive leaf extract should be processed without chemicals or solvents like hexane, and without trying to precipitate out one chemical component from an herb.
Another factor involved is truth in labeling. There are a host of other
anti-oxidant phytochemicals and other active nutrients to be found in olive
leaf extract. However, so many “manufacturers” who process nothing more
than paperwork, continue to pick up these “buzzwords”, and place them on
their olive leaf extract labels hoping to present their product as better
than their competitors, when in fact they are just clones of one another,
trying to market their olive leaf extract product as better or containing
a more active ingredient. This is basically the “mine is bigger than yours”
mentality used to market supplements.
Seagate’s level of oleuropein in olive leaf extract, for the record, is
1%. The lab that performed the test has measured many other samples of
olive leaf extract and found all to fall within the range of 1 to 7%. What
really convinced us not to try to isolate oleuropein in our olive leaf
extract was the 1969 study by Upjohn, where they further broke this chemical
down into elenoic acid. It worked fine in in-vitro testing but completely
failed in clinical trials. The isolation of that one chemical in olive
leaf extract made it unstable; and combined with blood serum proteins,
it became inactive.
The proof of seagate's olive leaf extract product's quality and potency
has been in its results. Seagate olive leaf extract has been used in clinics,
and by doctors very effectively. In the most extreme use, a clinic near
Dallas is using olive leaf extract to treat teenage girls with genital
herpes.* Syndicated national radio and t.v. health shows hosted by medical
professionals regularly discuss and recommend the seagate olive leaf extract
product.
Seagate operates under the belief that Nature made olive leaf right to
begin with, and we should be careful when we process it not to diminish
this raw material nor change the balance of the various phytochemicals
that are in it. We are still discovering its active components. We resist
playing what is strictly a marketing game of randomly choosing this month's
active ingredient and putting as large a number as possible on the label
in hope that the public might overlook the fact that this is entirely a
gimmick to sell a product.
As always, thank you for your interest in the Seagate olive leaf extract
product and your concern that you are buying the best. We are (in our opinion)
making the worlds finest olive leaf extract, and we are proud we can say
that we process this product ourselves, in our own plant, without chemicals,
and without destroying or removing any of the other active nutrients that
were placed in this whole food/herb by nature.
Olive Leaf Extract uses:
Olive Leaf Extract is a natural antimicrobial that has been used for dietary support in controlling many viruses, fungi, bacteria, and even some parasites.* This product is doctor-recommended. We recommend that you read the article by Dr. Morton Walker M.D. published in the Townsend Letter describing seagate olive leaf extract with specific case studies. Just Click Here for a web text only version of this letter.
The side effects of olive leaf extract:
Olive Leaves have been used safely for thousands of years. This is a natural whole food plant product, not a drug. The only known rare side-effect that has been noted from the use of olive leaf extract is the possibility of a Herxheimer reaction which is the rapid die-off of a large number of harmful fungi/virus that suddenly release toxins which then may trigger an immune response, similar to an allergic or flu-like reaction that may last for a day or more. If this reaction is experienced and becomes too uncomfortable, the level of use of olive leaf extract can be reduced or stopped until this cleansing response disappears. Some doctors believe that a Herxheimer reaction is an excellent response for an anti-fungal treatment.* This reaction is not very common. People who are using this product at a level of 1-2 capsules/day and believe that they are experiencing the Herxheimer reaction, are most likely mistaken. The reaction can happen when a large dosage (9 or more caps per day) is used. If there is a concern, consult your health care professional. The olive leaf utilized by Seagate has been part of our food supply for thousands of years and will not destroy the natural bacteria that inhabit the digestive tract.
The purity of Seagate olive leaf extract:
There is no filler or excipient in this or any Seagate product. It is 100% pure, derived only from olive leaves. That is why the product is green.
Application and suggested uses of olive leaf extract:
For maintenance level support:
dietary support may be needed to protect you against resistant strains
of bacteria, fungi, and viruses.* Take 2 to 4 olive leaf extract capsules
per day for maintenance level support.
For therapeutic antimicrobial support:
take 3 olive leaf extract capsules 3X per day for a week to ten days.*
olive leaf extract for antifungal support:
the suggested use is two olive leaf extract capsules 3X per day for up
to six months; or in more severe cases, up to twelve months.*
Olive leaf extract can be taken with or between meals; although it is preferable to be taken one half hour before meal time.
olive leaf extract for throat irritations:
you can open an olive leaf extract capsule, dissolve the powder in 4 oz.
of warm water, and gargle and swallow to help soothe your throat.*
olive leaf extract for skin irritations: *
The powder from the olive leaf extract capsule can also be applied topically
directly onto external skin irritations. Carefully open one capsule and
apply a small amount of powder directly on the skin. (A drop of water can
be added to the powder if you prefer to use it as a paste.) Gently rub
the powder into the skin. The skin will absorb the powder and its light
green natural coloring. (The color will wash off later with soap and water.)
olive leaf extract for irritations of the mouth or gums: *
pack some olive leaf extract powder directly onto the irritated tissue
and allow it to slowly dissolve.
The value of Seagate olive leaf extract:
One Seagate 450 mg. vegi-capsule costs about the same as the 250 mg. capsules
made by many of our competitors. We are able to provide better value because
we do not purchase our raw material from other dealers. Seagate harvests
and performs the entire extraction process of olive leaf extract in our own plant.
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