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Mastic Gum
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Mastic Gum is a thickener gum — Food ingredient in Mediterranean region
Also: Pistacia lentiscus
What it does
Food ingredient in Mediterranean region
Where you'll see it
Mediterranean foods
Benefits
Used by herbalists for stomach upsets, ulcers, heartburn; clinical trials show positive impact on stomach/duodenal ulcers.
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): small doses over a period of two weeks could have a positive impact on stomach and duodenal ulcers