Olive Leaves as another Calcium Channel Blocker for Autism?
This is a brief post to pass on some information from Natasa, who reads this blog and has a big interest in the role of calcium channels in autism. The readers of this blog who are doctors express a preference for drugs over supplements, but for many others the reverse is true. One problem for the others is how to access prescription only drugs. Natasa has pointed out the Olea europaea Leaf Extract (OLE) that is used by some parents in their “antifungal/antiviral autism protocols”, is actually an L-type calcium channel blocker. In Southern Europe Olea europaea leafs are known as a folk remedy for hypertension (high blood pressure). Olea europaea leaf extract exerts L-type Ca2+ channel antagonistic effects. ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: In Southern Europe Olea europaea leafs are known as a folk remedy for hypertension. Cardiovascular diseases are still the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries with hypertension being one of the main risk factors. A...