Re: mastic gum--raw stomachs

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Where can people BUY this kind of mastic gum?

On 11/14/06, jschaller <jschaller@...> wrote:

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> Some report this product below has helped thier raw stomachs post

> mycotoxin exposure. Any experience?

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> Schaller, MD

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> Volume 339:1946 December 24, 1998 Number 26

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> Mastic Gum Kills Helicobacter pylori

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> Since this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the

> first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.

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> To the Editor: Even low doses of mastic gum - 1 mg per day for two weeks -

> can cure peptic ulcers very rapidly, but the mechanism responsible has not

> been clear. We have found that mastic is active against Helicobacter pylori,

> which could explain its therapeutic effect in patients with peptic ulcers.

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> Mastic is a resinous exudate obtained from the stem and the main leaves of

> Pistacia lentiscus. It is used as a food ingredient in the Mediterranean

> region. Clinically, mastic has been effective in the treatment of benign

> gastric ulcers1 and duodenal ulcers.2 In rats, mastic . . . [Full Text of

> this Article]

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> References

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> This article has been cited by other articles:

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> a.. Loughlin, M. F., Ala'Aldeen, D. A., Jenks, P. J. (2003). Monotherapy

> with mastic does not eradicate Helicobacter pylori infection from mice. J

> Antimicrob Chemother 51: 367-371 [Abstract] [Full Text]

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