Greece, Greek Chios (Xios) Mastic Gum (Mastiha or Mastixa) 50 Gr Box New

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Despite the great progress that has been made on human health and the remarkable ongoing development in medical products, there is an increasing interest, nowadays, for natural supplements that may exert beneficial health effects.

Its colour is initially ivory-like but as time goes by, that shade is lost and 12 to 18 months later it changes into yellowish due to oxidation. Chios mastic improves blood pressure haemodynamics in patients with arterial hypertension: Implications for regulation of proteostatic pathways. Overall, Chios mastic gathers many favorable properties that could justify its therapeutic use for a variety of human diseases. Evaluation of hepatoprotective effect of Pistacia lentiscus, Phillyrea latifolia and Nicotiana glauca.

In addition to this, through the suppression of NF-κΒ activity and the NF-kB signaling pathway, mastic inhibits the cell cycle progression in prostate cancer cells [ 44]. In addition to this, a significant improvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire scores reflecting a beneficial effect on patients’ quality of life was observed in the mastiha arm compared to the baseline [ 12].

There is now substantial evidence to suggest that mastiha demonstrates a plethora of favorable effects, mainly attributed to the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties of its components. Some mastic gum batches have a subtle, natural taste (hard to describe) which I like and some is pretty much tasteless. C. Plasma free amino acid profile in quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients orally administered with Mastiha ( Pistacia lentiscus); A randomised clinical trial. Medicinally, these tear drops of flavor have been shown to alleviate a number of issues such as digestive and oral conditions. Should you have any questions or queries regarding any of our products, please send us a message and We will be happy to assist you.Pyloriwas published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1998, providing a possible pathogenetic interpretation of the beneficial effect of mastic on gastric and duodenal ulcers that was already known [ 54]. In this context, the aim of this article is to summarize the most important therapeutic actions of Chios mastiha and discuss scientific evidence supporting the expansion of its medical application. However, clinical evidence on the anti-atherogenic or cardioprotective effects of mastic is limited, and mainly derived from studies assessing surrogate markers of atherosclerosis. In the past, there have been many attempts to cultivate mastic in other parts of Greece and even in other countries, but without success.