Urban Platter Gum Mastiha, 25g [Mastic Gum / Mastiha of Chios Island from Greece; Pistacia Lentiscus; Natural Chewing Gum]

Description

Urban Platter Gum Mastiha, 25g Mastiha is the natural and rare tree resin from the mastic tree, which grows only on the island of Chios. Chios†Mastiha is protected by the European Union as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product. Mastic has numerous beneficial properties, which are known since ancient times. Herodotus has written about it in the 5th century B.C. Also in Roman times, women used it as a breath freshener and teeth whitener. Moreover, Christopher Columbus was astonished by the properties of mastic when he visited the island.Mastic from Chios can be easily categorized as superfoods, due to its multiple properties. Scientific studies have shown that mastic is real medicine for the digestive system. Chian mastiha is a natural antioxidant, as it is proven that its consumption reduces blood cholesterol levels. Furthermore, it is suitable for oral hygiene, it has antimicrobial properties and it can be used for skin injuries. Also, mastic is added as an ingredient in pharmaceutical products against hair growth. Mastic oil, which is the essential oil obtained by distillation of the natural gum, is widely used in facial creams, as it is found that regenerate and enhance skin elasticity.Mastic of Chios has extensive applications and uses. It has been a source of inspiration in the food and beverage industry, the pharmaceutical and chemical industry and in the production of cosmetics and perfumes. Moreover, mastic can be eaten pain (as a gum) or it can be added to food to give its great flavour. At last, there is a great variety of excellent traditional liquors that contain mastic of Chios.One of the best known natural chewing gums, this sweet-smelling, classic resin has a track record as ancient as Frankincense and Myrrh. Used extensively in the Mediterranean for medicine since the time of Hippocrates in ancient Greece, Mastic is a mainstay of Mediterranean cooking, baking and the production of liqueurs,Grown mainly on the