Olive oil, an important component of the Mediterranean diet, is rich in polyphenols and is known to possess positive health effects relative to other dietary fats. In addition, the leaves of the olive plant (Olea europaea) contain similar phenolics (oleuropein, luteolin-7-glucoside, apigenin-7-glucoside, verbascoside and hydroxytyrosol) to those of olives and olive oil, although at higher conce...

BACKGROUND The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is a diploid (2n = 2x = 46) outcrossing species mainly grown in the Mediterranean area, where it is the most important oil-producing crop. Because of its economic, cultural and ecological importance, various DNA markers have been used in the olive to characterize and elucidate homonyms, synonyms and unknown accessions. However, a comprehensive charac...

Development of more effective and less toxic antifungal agents is required for the treatment of dermatophytosis. Plants and their extraction preparations have been used as medicines against infectious diseases. In this research, the lemon grass [Cymbopogon citrates DC.) Stapf.], lantana (Lantana camara L.), nerium (Nerium oleander L.), basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and olive leaves (Olea europaea...

BACKGROUND Aqueous extracts of most medicinal plants traditionally employed in Portugal (at the ratio of 1 g plant: 110 mL water) have been assayed for total antioxidant capacity and phenol content, in order to elucidate their claimed medicinal features. RESULTS The antioxidant activity was assessed by the ABTS(•+) method; the ascorbic acid equivalent values ranged from 1.4280 ± 0.1261 g L(-1...

Increasing the level of urea and uric acid is an associated complication of diabetes mellitus. Many spices and herbs are known to be hypoglycaemic. Olea europaea belonging to the family oleaceae is widely used in herbal medicine for the treatment of diabetes. The present study was carried out to investigate the role of the alcoholic extract from leaves of olive on level of urea and uric acid in...

A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method endowed with a gradient elution and UV detection system was established validated for the determination of phenolic acids, alcohols, hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, flavonoids, secoiridoids lignans during olive ( Olea europaea L.) fruit development (green, purple black olives). Within test range, calibration curves exposed good linear reg...