Prince Chios Mastic Gum Powder 110G

Ingredients : Mastic Gum 100%

Mastic powder refers that is hardened and powdered with mastic gum (sap of mastic tree).
Mastic gum is the sap of a mastic tree native to the island of Chios in Greece. When this sap which is sticky like water is hardened for a long time, it becomes looked like a stone. It is a mastic powder that grinds and powders of this stone.

Mastic tree also called Pistacia lentiscus is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Pistacia, growing up to 4 m (13 ft) tall which is cultivated for its aromatic resin, mainly on the Greek island of Chios.

Mastic gum is principally used either as a flavouring or for its gum properties, as in mastic chewing gum.
As a spice, it continues to be used in Greece to flavour spirits and liqueurs (such as Chios's native drink Mastiha), chewing gum, and a number of cakes, pastries, spoon sweets, and desserts. Sometimes it is even used in making cheese. Mastic resin is a key ingredient in dondurma (Turkish ice cream) and Turkish puddings, giving those confections their unusual texture and bright whiteness. In Lebanon and Egypt, the spice is used to flavour many dishes, ranging from soups to meats to desserts, while in Morocco, smoke from the resin is used to flavour water. In Turkey, mastic is used as a flavor of Turkish delight. Recently, a mastic-flavoured fizzy drink has also been launched, called "Mast".

As well as its culinary uses, mastic continues to be used for its gum and medicinal properties.

** Efficacy

1. Gastrointestinal ailments , gastrointestinal ailments
People in the Mediterranean region have used mastic as a medicine for gastrointestinal ailments for several thousand years. The first-century Greek physician and botanist, Dioscorides, wrote about the medicinal properties of mastic in his classic treatise De Materia Medica ("About Medical Substances"). Some centuries later, Markellos Empeirikos and Pavlos Eginitis also noticed the effect of mastic on the digestive system.
2. Reduce bacterial plaque
A 1985 study by the University of Thessaloniki and by the Meikai University discovered that mastic can reduce bacterial plaque in the mouth by 41.5%.
3. Killing Helicobacter pylori
mastic can heal peptic ulcers by killing Helicobacter pylori, which causes peptic ulcers, gastritis, and duodenitis. Some in vivo studies have shown that mastic gum has no effect on H. pylori when taken for short periods of time. However, a recent and more extensive study showed that mastic gum reduced H. pylori populations after an insoluble and sticky polymer constituent of mastic gum was removed and taken for a longer period of time.

Below are a few of the main benefits mastic gum provides.

• Contains antioxidants
• Is anti-inflammatory
• Has antibacterial properties
• Has antifungal properties
• Can help digestion
• Can help kill H Pylori bacteria
• Improves dental health and freshens breath

Apart from its medicinal properties and cosmetic and culinary uses, mastic gum is also used in the production of high-grade varnish.
The mastic tree has been introduced into Mexico as an ornamental plant, where it is very prized and fully naturalized. The trees are grown mainly in suburban areas in semiarid zones, and remain undamaged, although the regime of summer rainfall is contrary to its original Mediterranean climate.

** Directions

Mastic Gum Powder is made from 100% natural sap to be easily combined. The hardened powder can be crushed before use.