Olive Leaf Powder
I have olive leaf powder and the shelf life for capsules is 2 years. I will not be able to use all of it by then. I noticed that most of the supplement forms use leaves. I did note that you can add the powder to the tincture with the leaves. Can I make the tincture with just the powder and substitute it for leaves in the other recipes as well? Thank you!
Answer:
Yes you can.
I feel it is always better to have a combination of leaves and powder as the powder will probably be high in oleuropein and lack a balance of the other constituents of the olive leaf.
Having said that, the capsules with powder-only also work, and to dissolve it to form a tincture will improve absorption and increase the shelf life.
It would be best to make the tincture sooner rather than later to lock in the properties of the constituents.
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