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The olive tree and its
by-products have been an important part of everyday life for
millions of people throughout generations, making its way into
legend and lore from country to country throughout the dawn of
recorded history. While olive oil and other components are
nourishing, tasteful, and even somewhat medicinal, it was the
discovery of the powerful healing nutrients found in the leaves of
the olive tree that raised the attention of the medical community.
The tree's ultimate potential was finally recognized, and the result
was Olive Leaf Extract.
In the
medical arena, many persons have recorded Olive Leaf Extracts since
the early 1800's. In 1811 Mr. M. Cazals tells of intermittent fever
giving way quickly while using olive leaf extract. In addition, Dr.
Pallas tells of the doctors of a war in Spain from 1808-1813 using
olive leaf extract to stop fever and the spread of disease. In 1828
Dr. Pallas also observed the remarkable effects from olive leaf
extract in the military hospitals at Pampeluna. In 1843, a Mr.
Sydney H. Maltass of Smyrna observed peoples on the Island of
Mytelene, who were gripped by deadly malarial fever and recovered
completely within a few days of using olive leaf extract.
Since
the mid to late 1800's very little research was conducted on this
remarkable tree. It wasn't until the 1960's that interest in olive
leaf extracts began to resurface. The Upjohn Company tried to make a
synthetic substance out of the molecule called oleuropein, which is
found in olive leaf extract. When they failed in their attempts to
get it to work in the human body without blood serum protein
binding, they gave up on the project.
In
1989 William Fredrickson, a lay-chemist from Indiana, was searching
for a thesis subject at Purdue University and discovered an active
olive leaf extract here in the United States. He was particularly
interested in learning why the oleuropein molecule didn't work in
the human body for the Upjohn Company. His investigation lead to
what we now know as one of the most important anti-microbial
discoveries ever known to mankind. His discovery encompassed many
long and tedious hours of producing liquid and dried extracts that
would have the efficacy necessary to eradicate virus, bacteria,
fungus, and yeast.
Sources of funding came from friends, the Strecker Group, a private
company called the N.F.N. Company (of which he was a partner), and
finally Bio-Genesis Inc., which succeeded in getting the only U.S.
patent for anti-viral therapy on a natural substance in the world
(United States Patent #6,117,844). Sadly, William Fredrickson passed
away just a few months before the patent was numbered, stamped, and
approved for use.
His
book, entitled "The Tree of Life", resides in the Library of
Congress and contains the full contents regarding what olive leaf
extract is, how to make it, and why leaving it in its natural
extract form (as opposed to synthetic) is so important. His
proprietary knowledge and company patent as been licensed for use by
SIMPLY ORGANIC, that relief to those suffering from chronic
conditions around the world may continue to reap its benefits.
SIMPLY ORGANIC
is the only company in
the professional beauty industry licensed to use "The Original
Olive Leaf Extract" in their products. And out of all the olive
leaf extracts available on the market today, only "The Original
Olive Leaf Extract" retains the patent as a proven anti-viral
therapy.
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