However, recent research suggests that a resin extracted from a Mediterranean tree could be a natural alternative. The plant extract - known as mastic gum - represents an important natural weapon ...
A tender evergreen shrub or small tree, up to 3m high, with pinnate, aromatic, leathery green leaves divided into up to 7 pairs of leaflets. Small flowers are produced in late spring and early summer; ...
Part of the pistachio family, the mastic tree is an unusual evergreen with a story. In Greece, where the tree grows natively, it’s famous for its resin, called “white gold” or “the miracle ...
The other thing the workers will do to increase their chances is to plug every gap they can find in the hive with sticky material called propolis that they collect from buds or from tree resins.
Salep, a flour derived from the tubers of wild orchids is native to Turkey. This ingredient thickens the ice cream. While mastic, a resin from the mastic tree, adds a subtle chewiness and a hint of ...
It’s just the way we are. In the Neolithic period, chewing gum made from birch bark tar was favoured. The ancient Greeks gnawed on something called mastic gum. The Aztecs got their gums around tree ...
“Climbing very tall trees is hard. You can really feel the stretch in the rope, especially when you’re ascending. You bounce around and expend a lot of energy reaching the top by hanging in ...
Suffolk County Police were called about shots fired at a Mastic Beach residence on Alder Drive near Queen Road at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. An investigation found that someone fired six ...