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 ...

The 1000mg of Mastic Gum per serving is obtained from naturally-sourced resin from the Mastic Tree, which supports the health of gastric and duodenal cells and tissues. While it may take a few ...

While tea tree oil may help with several conditions, it’s also known to help clean the hair and reduce dandruff. You can use the essential oil itself or buy a shampoo containing tea tree.

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 ...

As the tree has grown, the researchers have conducted a study of its wood, resin and leaves. They report that its type is now extinct. They also found evidence of pentacyclic triterpenoids ...

Ypovrichio comes in different flavors, such as vanilla, or mastic—since it is made from mastic tree resin, for which the island of Chios is famous. And, how exactly, you may ask, do you eat this ...

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 ...