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Olive oil is known to have health benefits, but what about the olive leaf?
A recent study shows that ethanolic extracts from olive leaves sourced from Spain and Greece have antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-cancer properties that may have therapeutic uses for treating melanoma, a type of skin cancer.
Greek Versus Spanish
Researchers from Romania conducted a study, published in Antioxidants on June 27, to investigate olive leaves’ phytochemical composition and potential.
A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.
