Instinctos considering a pilgrimage back to their homeland in the Asian
tropics to indulge in all night feasts celebrating the spirit of the sacred
durian fruit should consider olive leaf extract as an alternative remedy
for malaria. For more information go to:
               http://www.oliveleafextract.com/contents.html

Best, Peter
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                                Tropical Illnesses

Olive leaf extract may offer considerable potential in the treatment of
tropical infections such as malaria and dengue.  Malaria is caused by
parasitic protozoans injected into the body by infected mosquitoes.
Protozoans are one-celled organisms, the simplest creatures in the animal
kingdom.

As far back as 1827, reports have appeared in medical literature indicating
the benefits of olive leaf extract in the treatment of malaria. In 1906,
one report stated that olive leaves were, in fact, superior to quinine for
malarial infections. Quinine was preferred, however, because it was easier
to administer. In studies performed by the Upjohn company, calcium
elenolate, the substance within oleuropein, was found to be effective
against the malaria protozoa.

Now in tablet form, there may be renewed interest in olive leaf extract as
an anti-malarial agent. Preliminary reports from Latin America are promising.

A full-fledged case of malaria at a clinic in Mexico was totally cured with
a dosage schedule of two olive leaf extract supplements every six hours. A
clinic report said that the 34-year-old female patient made a steady
recovery and after six months, "she was without any of the malaria
symptoms, not even anemia or shivers. Her breath is good. Her state of mind
excellent and she does not show any signs of chronic or contagious disease."

Malaria has been reported recently in Texas and continues to be a leading
cause of illness and deaths worldwide, particularly because of the
development of drug-resistant strains. "It is a continuing concern in the
United States because of increased international migration, travel, and
commerce, " according to the publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Reports.

Another serious tropical disease giving concern to public health officials
is dengue fever. This ailment is also mosquito-borne, in this case caused
by a virus, and occurs mainly in tropical Asia and the Caribbean. It can
cause vomiting, high fever, loss of appetite, and abdominal pain, and is
deadly in 50 percent of the cases. Some 50 million people are affected each
year and about half a million require hospitalization, according to the
World Health Organization. Researchers are trying to find a
vaccine but no breakthroughs have occurred yet.

In 1995, large outbreaks of dengue were reported by health authorities in
12 Latin American and Caribbean countries.