As it drips, this sap appears as a sticky and translucent liquid which, 15-20 days later, is solidified into irregular shapes influenced by the area's weather conditions in summertime, that is intense drought and sunlight. It is a natural, aromatic resin in teardrop shape that falls on the ground in drops from superficial scratches induced by cultivators on the tree’s trunk and main branches with sharp tools. It keeps my mouth really wet (if that makes sense) and I love that it's flavourless as I can keep drinking my tea/coffee/whatever I have on the go at the time.

If Chios mastic gum (grated or tears) is exposed to a higher temperature of 18 C, there is a risk that it will stick and become a body, because is 100% natural mastic without flow additives, without chemicals, without impurities! In any case, the results that have been published up to now are particularly encouraging and indicate a strong possibility of using mastiha as a natural antioxidant agent. H. Pylori eradication treatment usually consists of clarithromycin, with either amoxicillin or metronidazole, and a proton pump inhibitor administered for 7–14 days [ 52].In Syria, mastic is added to booza (Syrian ice cream), and in Turkey, mastic is widely used in desserts such as Turkish delight and dondurma, in puddings such as sütlaç, salep, tavuk göğsü, mamelika, and in soft drinks. Medicinally, these tear drops of flavor have been shown to alleviate a number of issues such as digestive and oral conditions. High doses of mastic may induce renal histological alterations in rats while displaying cytotoxic effects on specific cell series [ 57]. It is a type of resin that is extracted from the incisions made in the trunk of the lentiscus or mastic tree.

These preliminary findings imply that mastic may exhibit an anticancer effect, which, nevertheless, is yet to be investigated in further in vivo studies. F. In vitro anti-trichomonas vaginalis activity of pistacia lentiscus mastic and ocimum basilicum essential oil. The Chios Mastic Museum offers a permanent exhibition about mastic production on the island, explaining its history and cultivation techniques as well as demonstrating its different uses today. I have been using Mastic Gum for a long time, generally for oral health plus a workout for my jaw (as food these days doesn’t exercise the jaw as much as in the past, due to food being softer through processing etc).Founded in 1938, the Chios Gum Mastic Growers Association ( Greek: Ένωση Μαστιχοπαραγωγών Χίου), abbreviated CGMGA, is a secondary cooperative organisation and acts as the collective representative organ of twenty primary cooperatives founded in the twenty-four mastic villages. In particular, administration of both solid and liquid types of mastiha seems to inhibit prostaglandin secretion along with inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression by macrophages at both protein and mRNA level in animal experimental models [ 8]. As time passes mastiha turns yellowish and hardens due to oxidation but never loses its beneficial properties.

Cardiology Department, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; moc. The latter are recognized as the oxLDL receptors in macrophages and keep a central role in the foam cell formation atherogenesis, upregulated in the presence of oxLDL and interleukin-4 [ 38]. Ever since antiquity, it had been known that Chios mastiha had a strong positive effect in stomach comfort, e.Mastic is excreted by the resin glands of certain trees [3] and dries into pieces of brittle, translucent resin.

Elma is a gum produced by pure Mastic, the residue of the Mastic Tree located in Chios Island in South east Aegean Sea. The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. Krinos Mastic Gum hails from the Greek island of Chios, which has been dedicated to the cultivation and production of mastic since the Byzantine era – and is a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product. Despite the great progress that has been made on human health and the remarkable ongoing development in medical products, there is an increasing interest, nowadays, for natural supplements that may exert beneficial health effects.

The main use of mastiha nowadays, however, is for the production of the natural chewing gum of Chios with a characteristic bitter taste, for dental and culinary purposes, and as a food ingredient in the Mediterranean region.