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   Mastic (plant resin) Mastic ( Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree ( Pistacia lentiscus ). [1] It is also known as tears of Chios, [2] being traditionally produced on the island Chios, and, like other natural resins, is produced in "tears" or droplets. Mastic is excreted by the resin glands of certain trees [3] and ...

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     Pistacia lentiscus (also lentisk or mastic) is a dioecious...

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     Mastic resin. Mastic ( Greek: Μαστίχα Mastika) is a resin...

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   Mar 22, 2024 · Cape mastic is the product of Euryops multifidus, the resin bush—a plant of the aster family (Asteraceae). Dammar resin is sometimes sold under the name of mastic and comes from a number of Asian trees. The West Indian mastic tree is Bursera gummifera (Burseraceae), and the Peruvian mastic, or California pepper tree, is Schinus molle ...

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   Oct 17, 2022 · A pale, yellow natural resin produced by the evergreen mastic shrub, Pistacia lentiscus, which occurs in southern Europe and northern Africa. Mastic is a triterpenoid resin; some of its identified components are euphane, oleanic acid and a bicyclic diol (Mills and White 1994). Mastic is sold commercially in small, transparent 'tears' of a pale ...

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   Jul 21, 2022 · Mastic is a tepenoid resin made up of the acids moronic, oleanonic, masticadienoic, masticadienonic, and oleanolic . Mastic is used to make varnishes, paints, surgical adhesives, and plastic surgery (Fig. 2) . Acaroid is a resin derived from the endemic Australian grass tree Xanthorrhoea species (Xanthorrhoeaceae). Grass tree gum, black boy gum ...

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   What is mastic resin?

   • Mastic ( Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree ( Pistacia lentiscus ). It is also known as tears of Chios, being traditionally produced on the island Chios, and, like other natural resins, is produced in "tears" or droplets.

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   Which plants produce mastic resin?

   • Several other plants yield resins that are referred to as mastic. Cape mastic is the product of Euryops multifidus, the resin bush—a plant of the aster family (Asteraceae). Dammar resin is sometimes sold under the name of mastic and comes from a number of Asian trees.

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   Where does mastic come from?

   • The aromatic, ivory-coloured resin, also known as mastic, is harvested as a spice from the cultivated mastic trees grown in the south of the Greek island of Chios in the Aegean Sea, where it is also known by the name "Chios tears".

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   What is a mastic tree?

   • The related P. atlantica, sometimes called mastic shrub, yields a similar solid resin. The resin of the mastic tree is contained in the bark and not in the wood. In order to collect it, numerous vertical incisions are made in the stem and chief branches during June, July, and August.

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