side effects of olive leaf extract
Olive leaf extract has only one side-effect, called the Herxheimer reaction or 'die-off' effect. The oleuropein content of olive leaf extract has antimicrobial properties and can kill large number of bacteria in a short span of time. However, when these microorganisms die their cell walls are stil in our body.
Though the benefits of Olive Leaf extract are too many but there are some side effects too. The main function of Olive Leaf extract is to fight infections but sometimes the body organs may get overloaded with dead microbes.