"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THERE AREN’T MANY natural remedies that boast as many benefits as mastic gum. It’s said to support dental ...

Mastic gum is a resin that comes from the mastic tree, which is an evergreen shrub that grows on the Greek island of Chios. Mastic gum may have health benefits, but research into its safety is limited ...

We’ve all heard the myth that swallowed gum stays in your body for seven years. While that’s not true, it’s still generally not great to swallow it, since our digestive system can’t break it down. But ...

To study the effect of gum mastic, a natural resin, on the proliferation of androgen-independent prostate cancer PC-3 cells, and further investigate the mechanisms involved in this regulatory system, ...

To investigate the antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of gemcitabine combined with gum mastic and the underlying mechanisms in human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Cell proliferation and apoptosis ...

Not the chewing gum you may know, we take a look at the mystery behind this tree sap. Source: Getty Images Mastic or (masticha) is the hardened resin or sap from small evergreen trees and is produced ...