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Antiviral Activity of Olive Leaf Extract Oleuropein

• Mechanism of Action: Oleuropein and its hydrolysis products (such as elenolic acid and calcium elenolate) exert direct antiviral activity by interfering with amino acid production essential for virus protein synthesis.
• Lipid Envelope Disruption: These active compounds have the ability to penetrate and disrupt the lipid walls of various viruses, preventing them from replicating and shedding in the body.
• Immune Support: Rather than acting merely as a pharmaceutical drug, oleuropein stimulates phagocytosis, a process where the immune system's white blood cells actively engulf and destroy foreign invaders, bacteria, and viral particles.
• Broad-Spectrum Effectiveness: According to clinical observations and biochemical properties highlighted at Acu-Cell, standardized olive leaf extracts demonstrate efficacy against a wide range of RNA and DNA viruses by rendering them inactive and unable to infect healthy host cells.