Effect of freeze dried extract of Olea europaea on the pituitary-thyroid axis in rats

Phytother Res. 2002 May;16(3):286-7. doi: 10.1002/ptr.855.

Abstract

The effect of an aqueous extract of olive (Olea europaea) leaf on the thyroid activity was studied. The results suggest a stimulatory action of the extract on the thyroid, unrelated to the pituitary.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Male
  • Olea*
  • Phytotherapy
  • Pituitary Gland / drug effects*
  • Pituitary Gland / physiology
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Thyroid Gland / drug effects*
  • Thyroid Gland / physiology
  • Thyrotropin / blood
  • Thyrotropin / drug effects
  • Thyroxine / blood
  • Thyroxine / drug effects
  • Triiodothyronine / blood
  • Triiodothyronine / drug effects

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Triiodothyronine
  • Thyrotropin
  • Thyroxine