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Mastic (Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus).[1] It is also known as tears of Chios,[2] being traditionally produced on the island of Chios, and, like other natural resins, is produced in "tears" or droplets.
Mastic is excreted by the resin glands of the evergreen shrub Pistacia lentiscus[3] and dries into pieces of brittle, translucent resin. When chewed, the resin softens and becomes a bright white and opaque gum. The flavor is bitter at first, but after some chewing, it releases a refreshing flavor similar to pine and cedar.
- ^ Huwez, Farhad; Thirlwell, Debbie; Cockayne, Alan; Ala'Aldeen, Dlawer (24 December 1998). "Mastic gum kills Helicobacter pylori". The New England Journal of Medicine. 339 (26): 1946. doi:10.1056/NEJM199812243392618. PMID 9874617.
- ^ Silver, Margarita (15 November 2019). "Chios, Greece: Visit the Aegean island renowned for mastic sap". Travel. National Geographic. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Marner, Franz-Josef; Freyer, Antje; Lex*, Johann (1991-01-01). "Triterpenoids from gum mastic, the resin ofPistacia lentiscus". Phytochemistry. 30 (11): 3709–3712. Bibcode:1991PChem..30.3709M. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)80095-I. ISSN 0031-9422.