Officials Debunk Greek Olive Tree Myth
Posted on: Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 21:00 CST
Greek officials, responding to recent media reports on the purported health benefits of Greek olive trees, say the trees have no special healing properties.
As media reports said olive trees could hold a cure to health problems like cancer, outrage was building within Greece's medical community, Ekatherimini.com reported.
The Health Ministry said Tuesday that olive tree extract might actually be harmful -- rather than the miracle cure some are making it out to be.
There have been no tests completed on the toxic levels of the product (olive tree extract), it is possible that its use gives rise to immediate dangers for the patient, the Health Ministry said. It is very dangerous to take advantage of the hopes of those suffering from neoplasms. This could be lead to patients using the particular product, abandoning the prescribed medication from doctors.
Source: United Press International
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