On Greece’s Chios island, the mysterious healing mastiha plant ... - CNN
2019年9月30日 · The Greek island of Chios was once wildly wealthy because of the teeth-cleaning mastiha plants unique to 24 of its villages. Today those fortunes have declined, but it’s still a stunningly ...
Mastic (plant resin) - Wikipedia
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.
Chios, Greece: Visit the Aegean island renowned for mastic sap
2019年11月15日 · Though geographically closer to Turkey than to Greece, Chios is a short flight east from Athens on Olympic Air. Or hop on the overnight ferry from Piraeus to Chios town. Visit from August to...
Mastic Trees of Chios island - Greeka
The famous Mastic Trees of Chios, in Greece: The mastic trees are the trademark of Chios and the main source of income for many residents of the island. Its cultivation started in ancient times and they produce a rare resin that is largely exported.
The Chios Mastiha Growers Association
Chios Mastiha is the name of a resinous sap produced from the mastic tree (Pistacia Lentiscus var. Chia). It is a natural, aromatic resin in teardrop shape that falls on the ground in drops from superficial scratches induced by cultivators on the tree’s …
Can This Ancient Greek Medicine Cure Humanity?
2019年7月26日 · It’s called mastic, it grows in particular abundance on the Greek island of Chios and its resin — the goo exuded when its bark is gashed — has been reputed for millenniums to have powerful...
Chios Mastic: All You Need To Know | Chios Island Greece
2022年9月26日 · It’s likely that if you’ve ever heard of Chios Island, you’ve also heard of its most famous export: mastic. Because it bears the appearance of droplets or “tears” and is customarily manufactured on the island, Chios mastic is referred to as the “tears of Chios” in Greece. Mastic is a natural resin with unique qualities and a ...
The Chios Mastic Museum | PIOP
The Chios Mastic Museum aims to showcase the production history of the mastic tree’s cultivation and the processing of its resin, which it integrates into the cultural landscape of Chios. Through the prism of UNESCO’s inclusion of traditional mastic cultivation on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in ...
Exploring the mastic traditions of Chios - Discover Greece
Welcome to the world of “mastiha Chiou”, referring to the fact that it is mastic produced on the North Aegean island of Chios. There’s no need to be that specific, of course, because despite the tree growing in other parts of the Mediterranean, no one else has come close to cultivating it.
Mastic (Masticha) - Chios Life
Mastic (mastiha) of Chios is an aromatic resin (gum) obtained from the mastic tree. Although mastic trees grow in many Mediterranean countries, they produce little or no mastic, except for those of south Chios. Therefore, Chios island is the only place in the world where this kind (Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia) of tree grows.