Certified Greek Product. Very Fresh! Protected Designation of Origin Product!
PDO)
Our Chios mastic gum is a 100% natural product of High quality. -- Our
Mastic gum is produced and proccesed only from the official Trader, the Chios
Gum Mastic Growers Association. -- Only Chios Gum Mastic Growers Association
has the legal right to sell with the name Chios Gum Mastic. Selling mastic with
the label Chios Mastic gum that is not proccessed from the Association is
illegal and of dubious quality.
If Chios mastic gum (grated or tears) is exposed to a higher temperature of 18
C, there is a risk that it will stick and become a body, because is 100%
natural mastic without flow additives, without chemicals, without impurities!
When you receive it, if it is stuck / lumped, put it in the freezer for about 3
hours. If it is a little lumpy, hit the plastic jar on a hard surface and it
will becomesmall pieces again. If it is heavily clotted you can use a mortar or
blender.
Mastic no matter how many times it clots or even if it becomes a body, it does
not lose any of its healing propertiesand taste!
In the East Aegean Sea, somewhere in the crossroad between East and West, in
the island of Chios, mastiha, a product – legend, is being planted since
antiquity, connected with traditions, historical events and cultural exchanges,
arriving untouched till nowadays, sculpted with the culture of the Eastern
Mediterranean, more powerful than ever thanks to its scientifically proven
beneficial and therapeutic unique properties.Chios Mastiha is the name of a
resinous sap produced from the mastic tree (Pistacia Lentiscus var. Chia). It
is a natural, aromatic resin in teardrop shape that falls on the ground in
drops from superficial scratches induced by cultivators on the tree’s trunk and
main branches with sharp tools.The know-how of cultivating Mastiha has been
included by UNESCO on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity.
Properties
Ever since antiquity, Chios mastiha has been well known for its medicinal and
pharmaceutical properties.
Nowadays, it has been gradually revealed by the scientific community, through
accurate and scientifically acceptable methods based on laboratory research and
clinical studies carried out by independent researchers in Greece and abroad,
that natural Chios mastiha is gifted with unique beneficial and therapeutic
properties, thus confirming what has been historically recorded over the past.
To be more precise, scientific evidence has confirmed Mastiha’s beneficial
action against disorders of the peptic system, its contribution to oral
hygiene, its significant antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory action, as well as
the fact that it constitutes a natural antioxidant agent. In addition to that,
Chios mastiha contributes to wound healing and skin regeneration.
Reference is subsequently made to the most important research studies
regarding Chios mastiha’s medicinal and pharmaceutical action, the results of
which have been already published – as mentioned before – in international
scientific journals.
Antimicrobial action of Chios Mastiha essential oil
Significant research activity has been carried out regarding the
antimicrobial action of mastiha’s essential oil – mastiha oil. Researchers have
studied in particular that when mastiha oil, Chios mastiha essential oil, has
been incorporated in the growth medium, it can delay the growth rate but also
eliminate microbes, bacteria and pathogenic microorganisms.
The results of such studies confirm the important antimicrobial and
antifungal action of mastiha oil, thus encouraging its further usage as a
component of pharmaceutical and other protection and care products.
Chios Mastiha as a protective agent against atherosclerosis
Nowadays, there has been an intense scientific interest regarding the use of
natural antioxidant agents as protective means against the atherosclerosis
disease. Because of their composition, these substances offer protection
against the formation of atheromatous plaques, thus preventing the risk of
atherosclerosis and heart diseases. The presence of phenolic molecules,
triterpenic compounds as well as phytosterols among Chios mastiha’s components
is particularly important because of their action against the oxidation of low
density lipoprotein (LDL) and that is a significant evidence for its potential
antioxidant effect. Research activity in that field is still in an experimental
stage. In any case, the results that have been published up to now are
particularly encouraging and indicate a strong possibility of using mastiha as
a natural antioxidant agent.
Chios Mastiha in relation to oral hygiene and dental research
Scientific studies have proved that chewing Chios mastiha is very helpful for
gum exercise, along with all its relevant beneficial effects in dental health.
It has been further confirmed that Chios mastiha, unlike ordinary chewing gums,
induces greater salivation due to its particular taste and its relative
hardness, something that gives a greater feel of mouth freshness and cleanness,
while it has been also proved to be relieving for people suffering from dry
mouth, a disorder especially common among elderly persons.
In addition, researchers have carried out numerous scientific and clinical
studies regarding mastiha’s and Chios mastiha chewing gum’s action in
decreasing microbial plaque formation and eliminating bacterial growth inside
the oral cavity.
Mastiha’s action in terms of prevention and treatment of peptic system diseases
The results of recent scientific studies related to mastiha’s therapeutic
action with regard to disorders of the peptic system are especially
worth-mentioning.
Ever since antiquity, it had been known that Chios mastiha had a strong
positive effect in stomach comfort, e.g. relieving from gastrointestinal
disorders, dyspepsia, gastralgia (stomach ache), peptic ulcers, etc.
In our times, scientific, laboratory but also clinical studies have confirmed
the aforementioned significant action of Chios mastiha. The first research
efforts were carried out in university foundations and clinics of the Arab
world, areas where the use of Chios mastiha was and still is widespread even in
practical medicine concoctions.
Use of Mastiha as a component of wound healing bandages and as a skin
regeneration agent
Relevant publications have revealed that mastiha presents excellent wound
healing and suturing properties, while at the same time it does not bring
undesirable side effects to the skin (such as dermatitis, skin decoloration,
etc), like other common healing products do.
This unique natural resin is already used very often as a component of
bandages, adhesive plasters, compresses and other healing agents applied for
the protection and healing of wounds or post-surgical incisions.
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