(2010). The effect of mastic gum on Helicobacter pylori: A randomized pilot study. Phytomedicine 17:296-9.Dabos KJ, Sfika E, Vlatta LJ, Giannikopoulos G. The effect of mastic gum on Helicobacter pylori: a randomized pilot study. Phytomedicine 2010; 17(3- 4):296-9....
A study found that 19 out of 52 participants were rid of H. pylori after two weeks of chewing mastic gum. With H. pylori becoming resistant to antibiotics, mastic gum may be a good alternative or complementary natural therapy to consider. Mastic gum has also been shown to eliminate at ...
Mastic gum may help with stomach ulcers, but the research is mixed. Stomach ulcers can be caused by H. pylori bacteria and mastic gum can kill the bacteria, but not in every case. Previous studies have shown that mastic gum is also useful in healing existing peptic ulcers in humans, altho...
Mastic gum is a safe, effective and natural nutritional supplement, free from side-effects and delivered in vegetarian capsules. Given how serious H.pylori infection is, mastic gum should be used as a first step, before any other therapy. Once H.pylori has been controlled or eliminated, gastro...
Different compounds including 2-decenol (52) were extracted by using various column chromatography methods from the plantCymbocarpum erythraeum(Apiaceae), a common species in Iran. Their anti-H. pyloriactivity were evaluated against clinicalH. pyloristrains (HP1, HP2, and HP3). The anti-H. ...
To study whether gum mastic, a natural resin, can regulate maspin expression in prostate cancer cells, and further investigate the mechanisms involved in this regulatory system. RT-PCR and Western blotting were used to detect maspin expression at the tra
Gum of Chios mastic (Pistacia lentiscus var. chia) is a natural antimicrobial agent that has found extensive use in pharmaceutical products and as a nutritional supplement. The molecular mechanisms of its anti-inflammatory activity, however, are not clear. In this work, the potential role of ant...
The major research works study the eradication of H. pylori from CMG concerning the first indication and as well as the bandages containing MG for wound healing concerning the second one. Nevertheless, more targeted studies against skin inflammations and wound healing are required in order to ...
It was found that mastic has specific antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori [13]. In the field of drug delivery system, gum mastic has been evaluated for its application in the enteric coating [14], film coating [15], matrix system [16], stability improvement [17], [18] and ...
In vitro, gum mastic has been proven to inhibit growth of prostate cancer cells and induce apoptosis of colon cancer cells. In this study, we evaluated the effects of gum mastic in pancreatic cancer cells. We found that gum mastic, in vitro, had antiproliferative and apoptotic effects on ...