Olive Leaf (Zitoun)
Olea europaea
About Olive Leaf (Zitoun)
Olive Leaf (Zitoun) (Olea europaea) is a herb used in the North African & Amazigh Medicine tradition to help with High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes, and Inflammation, among 2 other conditions it addresses. The leaves are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
The olive, known by the botanical name Olea europaea, meaning "European olive", is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, found in the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and southern Asia as far east as China, as well as the Canary Islands and Réunion. The species is cultivated in many places and considered naturalized in all the countries of the Mediterranean coast, as well as in Argentina, Saudi Arabia,...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist