The plant extract - known as mastic gum - represents an important natural weapon in the fight against H. pylori and ulcer disease. The lining of the gut is shielded from potentially damaging ...

'While mastic gum has the potential to improve oral health by reducing inflammation, removing plaque, and increasing saliva production, thus activating your body's own defenses, it is not a ...

An older study found that daily administration of 1 gram (g) of mastic gum provided symptom relief in people with duodenal ulcers (sores in the first part of the small intestine). Subsequent ...

People use mastic for stomach ulcers, indigestion ... Don't confuse mastic with gum arabic. These are not the same. There is interest in using mastic for a number of other purposes, but there ...