Olive leaf extract and heart
What 2 graded rows on olive leaf extract agree on for heart, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Olive leaf extract and heart
2 rows · 681 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 had mixed results.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
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- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 681
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 621 people (2025) and reported mixed results.
The rows run from 60 to 621 people, published from 2017 to 2025: 2 single studies.
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1 improved · 1 mixed- DGrade DBlood pressure in men with prehypertension · Improved
Crossover RCT · n 60 · 2017 · Men with prehypertension (systolic 121–140 mmHg)
136 mg oleuropein + 6 mg hydroxytyrosol a day · 6 weeks per arm
24-hour systolic pressure was 3.3 mmHg and diastolic 2.4 mmHg lower than with the control drink; total and LDL cholesterol also fell.
Row on the Olive leaf extract page · PubMed 26951205 (opens PubMed)
- CGrade C24-hour blood pressure in people on blood pressure medicine · Mixed
RCT · n 621 · 2025 · Adults on treatment for hypertension
Not stated in the abstract · 12 weeks
24-hour systolic pressure fell 6.4 mmHg from baseline; the difference from placebo was 1.5 mmHg (95% CI −3.9 to 0.51), so the between-group effect was small and not clearly different from zero.
Row on the Olive leaf extract page · PubMed 40990594 (opens PubMed)