olive leaf = liver toxic?

[outdamnspot]

I've been thinking of taking OLE as an NE-reducer, but found this, which gave me some pause ..

http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajava.2012.1175.1182

 

[minkeygirl]

I can not take OLE. It made me feel so sick I could barely crawl out of bed.

 

[CFS_for_19_years]

See http://examine.com/supplements/Olive+leaf+extract/#summary12 for studies done on humans.

"Studies on olive leaf extract have failed to notice any significant side-effects when doses up to 1000mg daily for 8 weeks[2] or lower doses.[9]"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21036583
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23516412