Producing Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™
Our olive trees, at La Campagna Olive Estates, grown to produce Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™ are farmed naturally and holistically using only organic fertilisers. We utilise pristine water from our boreholes, some 200m from ground surface.
Where it is grown & produced?
Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™ is grown and developed on La Campagna Olive Estates, nestled in between Modimolle(Nylstroom) & Bela-Bela(Warmbaths). The olive grove is approximate 11 years old and 3000 trees are in production.
Where-from is the idea of utilising the leaves of the olive trees?
Part of the caring process to optimise fruit with olive trees is pruning the trees. The questions were asked: “What to do with the pruned leaves? What other uses might there be than generating compost?”
AgriEx did some research and discovered that there was a huge demand in the market for Olive Leaf Extract due to its medicinal properties. We then contacted the leading authority on biotech scientific research, Synexa Life Sciences – Professor Patrick Bouic (world renowned immunologist with over 30 years experience in the biotech industry and Chief Technical Officer of Synexa Life Sciences) was contracted by AgriEx to do biological activity tests on what Synexa Life Sciences believed was the most properties of the Olive Leaf, namely anti-bacterial, immune activation assays, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. Close to four years of intensive research went into developing Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™ .
Our Processes:
No chemical processes are used to manufacture Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™ . It contains only pure and natural ingredients. Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™ contains no artificial flavourants, colourants, preservatives, alcohol, sugar, starch, yeast, gluten or animal products.
The olive leaves used to create Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™ were scientifically selected from varieties grown at our olive farm at La Campagna Olive Estates, Modimolle, Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa.
How do we harvest the leaves?
There are 7 varieties of Olive Trees at La Campagna. We selected the two varieties that posses the highest content of Oleuropein, the active ingeredient in Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™ .
We therefore utilise those two varieties and prune their leaves as per the annual pruning discipline. The olive leaves are freshly picked and immediately removed from harmful UV rays. The leaves are then dried naturally in a controlled environment without exposure to UV Rays.
How do we get the leaves into a powder?
The leaves are put through specially designed screens and then milled as per a method developed by AgriEx in conjunction with our technical partner, Synexa Life Sciences.
How do we produce the final product?
The milled leaf product is shipped to Sastel Pharmaceuticals where the encapsulation, bottling and labelling takes place under strict HACCAP and MCC regulations (Natural Olea Olive Leaf ™ MCC Reg: 141741).
