MASTIC PISTACIA LENTISCUS

MASTIC (Pistacia lentiscus L.) +

Activities (Mastic) :
Allergenic (f; CRC); Analgesic (f; BIB; CRC); Antibacterial (1; HH3); Antisarcomic (1; HH3); Antiseptic (1; HH3); Antitumor (1; HH3); Antitussive (f; BIB; CRC); Antiulcer (1; HH3; PH2); Aperitif (f; CRC); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC; DEP; EFS); Astringent (1; EFS; PHR; PH2); Candidicide (1; HH3); Carminative (f; CRC); Depilatory (f; BIB); Diaphoretic (f; CRC; EFS); Diuretic (f; CRC; DEP; EFS; HH3); Expectorant (f; CRC; EFS); Fungicide (f; HH3); Hemostat (f; CRC; EFS); Hypotensive (f; HH3); Laxative (f; CRC; FDA); Masticatory (1; CRC); Stimulant (f; DEP; EFS; HH3); Stomachic (f; CRC; EFS).

Indications (Mastic) :
Adenopathy (f; JLH); Anorexia (f; CRC); Aposteme (f; CRC; JLH); Bacteria (1; HH3); Bleeding (f; CRC; EFS); Blennorrhea (f; CRC); Boil (f; BIB; CRC); Bronchosis (f; FEL); Cancer (1; CRC; HH3; JLH); Cancer, anus (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, parotid (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, testicle (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, throat (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; CRC; JLH); Candida (1; HH3); Canker (f; BIB; CRC); Carbuncle (f; CRC); Caries (f; CRC; FEL); Catarrh (f; CRC; FEL; HH3); Cholecystosis (f; BIB; CRC); Cirrhosis (f; CRC; HH3); Condyloma (f; CRC; JLH); Constipation (f; CRC; FDA); Cough (f; BIB); Debility (f; CRC); Diarrhea (f; CRC; HH3); Dysentery (f; CRC; HH3); Escherichia (1; HH3); Fever (f; CRC; EFS); Fungus (f; HH3); Gas (f; CRC); Gastrosis (f; BIB; CRC); Gingivosis (1; FEL; PHR; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; CRC; HH3); Gout (f; HH3); Halitosis (f; BIB; CRC; DEP; FEL; PHR); Heart (f; CRC); Hepatosis (f; BIB; CRC; HH3); High Blood Pressure (f; HH3); Induration (f; CRC; JLH); Infection (f; HH3); Inflammation (f; JLH); Itch (f; BIB); Leukorrhea (f; CRC; HH3); Mastosis (f; CRC); Mucososis (f; CRC); Mycosis (f; HH3); Nephrosis (f; FEL); Pain (f; BIB; CRC); Phymata (f; CRC); Rheumatism (f; BIB; HH3); Sclerosis (f; CRC); Scirrhus (f; CRC; JLH); Sore (f; HH3); Staphylococcus (1; HH3); Toothache (f; CRC); Tumor (1; CRC; HH3); Ulcer (1; HH3; PH2); VD (f; CRC; HH3); Water Retention (f; CRC; DEP; EFS; HH3); Yeast (1; HH3). Dosages (Mastic) 150 ml 10% aqueous resin decoction/day (HH3).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Mastic) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD).

Extracts (Mastic) :
Ethanolic extracts are antiseptic and bactericidal at 1 g/l, candidicidal at >1 g/l. Decoction kills Candida parapsilopsis, Escherichia, Sarcina, and Staphylococcus at 312 mg/L, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus at 625 mg/L (HH3). Lyophilized aqueous extracts hypotensive in normotensive rats as 25 mg/kg orally. Tannins, especially ellagitannins, arrested tumor growth (5–10 mg/kg ipr mouse) (HH3). LD50 of the lyophilized aqueous extract 680–1120 mg/kg ipr mouse (HH3).