Chios Mastiha Tears Greek 100% Natural Mastic 20gr Medium Tears

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Pherecydes, native to the Aegean, wrote that the island was occupied by the Leleges, [17] Pre-Greeks who were reported to be subjected to the Minoans on Crete. [18] They were eventually driven out by invading Ionians. Iauk L, Ragusa S, Rapisarda A, et al. In vitro antimicrobial activity of Pistacia lentiscus L. extracts: preliminary report. J Chemother 1996;8:207-9. View abstract.

Triantafyllidi A, et al. (2015). Herbal and plant therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.The mastic tree has been introduced into Mexico as an ornamental plant, where it is very prized and fully naturalized. The trees are grown mainly in suburban areas in semiarid zones, and remain undamaged, although the summer rainfall is contrary to its original Mediterranean climate. [ citation needed] Mastic resin is a key ingredient in Greek festival breads, for example, the sweet bread tsoureki and the traditional New Year's vasilopita. Furthermore, mastic is also essential to myron, the holy oil used for chrismation by the Orthodox Churches. [11] Local rule was brief. In 1346, a chartered company or Maona (the " Maona di Chio e di Focea") was set up in Genoa to reconquer and exploit Chios and the neighbouring town of Phocaea in Asia Minor. Although the islanders firmly rejected an initial offer of protection, the island was invaded by a Genoese fleet, led by Simone Vignoso, and the castle besieged. Again rule was transferred peacefully, as on 12 September the castle was surrendered and a treaty signed with no loss of privileges to the local landowners as long as the new authority was accepted. The Maona was controlled by the Giustiniani family. Chios joined the rest of independent Greece after the First Balkan War (1912). The Greek Navy landed at Chios in November 1912 and took control of the island after a series of clashes that lasted for over a month. The Ottoman Empire recognized Greece's annexation of Chios and the other Aegean islands by signing the Treaty of London (1913). The production of mastic was threatened by the Chios forest fire that destroyed some mastic groves in August 2012.

As well as the Latin and Turkish influx, documents record a small Jewish population from at least 1049 AD. [39] The original Greek ( Romaniote) Jews, thought to have been brought over by the Romans, were later joined by Sephardic Jews welcomed by the Ottomans during the Iberian expulsions of the late 15th century.A study in 156 healthy volunteers, for example, found that those using mastic gum had lower total cholesterol and blood sugar after 8 weeks. Kartalis A, et al. (2016). Effects of Chios mastic gum on cholesterol and glucose levels of healthy volunteers: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study (CHIOS-MASTIHA) [Abstract]. DOI: Stephenson, J.; Churchill, J.M. (1831). Medical botany, or, Illustrations and descriptions of the medicinal plants of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin pharmacopoeias: comprising a popular and scientific account of all those poisonous vegetables that are indigenous to Great Britain. J. Churchill. Huang, X. Y., Wang, H. C., Yuan, Z., Li, A., He, M. L., Ai, K. X., Zheng, Q., and Qin, H. L. Gemcitabine combined with gum mastic causes potent growth inhibition and apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells. Acta Pharmacol.Sin. 2010;31(6):741-745. View abstract. Barra, A., Coroneo, V., Dessi, S., Cabras, P., and Angioni, A. Characterization of the volatile constituents in the essential oil of Pistacia lentiscus L. from different origins and its antifungal and antioxidant activity. J Agric.Food Chem 8-22-2007;55(17):7093-7098. View abstract.