"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THERE AREN’T MANY natural remedies that boast as many benefits as mastic gum. It’s said to support dental ...

We’ve all heard the myth that swallowed gum stays in your body for seven years. While that’s not true, it’s still generally not great to swallow it, since our digestive system can’t break it down. But ...

BACKGROUNDChios mastic gum is a resin that has become popular in some food supplements and chewing gums said to help with various stomach ailments. The gum comes from the mastic shrub, which is a ...

For millennia now, the Island of Chios in the Greek Archipelago is famous for its MasticGum so in this video we will take a closer look at how the valuable resin is won from the MasticTree, and what ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- There's a new, pricey trend on TikTok among teenage boys using chewing gum to improve jawlines. Does it work? Mastic gum promises a chiseled jawline, supposedly by building jaw ...

To investigate the antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of gemcitabine combined with gum mastic and the underlying mechanisms in human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Cell proliferation and apoptosis ...

I will wax lyrical about my mastication’s newfound benefits for anyone who will listen. I'll tell them of helpful Greek tree sap that has made me a better listener, Mastiha Chios. What is Mastiha ...

A treatment for stomach ulcers has been discovered in a gum derived from pistachio nuts. More than six million people a year are affected by ulcers - and not just the elderly. Increasing numbers of ...

To study the effect of gum mastic, a natural resin, on the proliferation of androgen-independent prostate cancer PC-3 cells, and further investigate the mechanisms involved in this regulatory system, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A love of esoteric ingredients can lead you to unusual places. Chios is a beautiful Greek island, five miles off ...